About the role
Forest School Leader
Buntingford First School
Actual salary: Dependant on experience (Main scale for qualified teachers)
Hours: 3.25 hours per week, term time
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Are you passionate about sparking curiosity and nurturing a love of nature in young minds?
Do you believe that mud, sticks, and trees make the best classroom?
Then you might be the Forest School Leader we’re looking for!
Buntingford First School opened its doors for the first time in September 2023. Since then, we have been busy growing the school including our forest school provision. We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational leader who can continue to run our forest school provision for Nursery to Year 4 pupils.
The successful candidate will have a passion for outdoor learning and be dedicated to making a difference to children's learning. As a leader, you will be responsible for planning and delivering forest school sessions. We also have a ‘Forest Fun’ club that runs once per week after school that we would be keen to continue.
The school is part of Scholars’ Education Trust (SET), an established, cross phase, multi-academy trust formed in 2012. This is a great time to join SET. We are a growing trust with a proven record of school improvement and a strong moral purpose.
If you would like more information or to visit us to find out more, then please don’t hesitate to contact us.
For further information on the role please contact hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk
Application closing date: 2 June 2025, 9am
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service
Declaration of criminal offences
The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.
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