Job Description

New Forest Care

Hampshire
31,650 - 49,084 per year

Salary:

MPS/UPS plus SEN allowance

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

02 September 2025

Apply by:

31 August 2025

Job overview

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We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated KS2 class teacher, to join our friendly and supportive staff team.


Forest School is an Ofsted outstanding, small independent school with an excellent reputation for working with vulnerable students with ASD, attachment difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs and challenging behaviours.


Students and staff benefit from access to excellent facilities on our split site school, including access to our school farm and Outdoor Learning Centre. Extremely small class sizes and high staff ratios allow us to provide highly bespoke and individualised educational provision to our students with additional support provided from our therapy and pastoral teams.

The successful candidate will:

Be approachable, driven and passionate, with a desire to make a difference in our students' lives. Be an excellent classroom practitioner with proven potential to secure high standards of learning. Be able to work effectively as a member of a team. Have high expectations of all children and an ability to inspire and motivate learners. Demonstrate initiative and a commitment to their own professional development. Have a very good professional knowledge and understanding of the primary curriculum. Inspire trust and confidence in pupils and colleagues. Build team commitment with colleagues and in the classroom engage and motivate pupils.

Qualifications and requirements:

QTS or equivalent required. Knowledge and experience of working with children with SEN, as part of classroom practice. Read Write Inc trained, or reading programme equivalent. Knowledge and understanding of early Maths and English teaching and learning. Creative, multi-sensory and dynamic approach towards teaching and learning. Effective communication skills and ability build good relationships. Flexible and adaptable. Full UK driving licence (desirable).

What can you expect of us?

Competitive salary Comprehensive induction training. Regular in-house training for all staff to support their role. Funded professional qualifications. Recommend-a-friend Discretionary Manager & Peer rewards - Amazon vouchers/monetary reward. Company Sick Pay Scheme. Workplace Pension Scheme. Rewards Gateway benefit scheme. On-site parking. Enhanced DBS covered.

The company is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.

Forest Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People; applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

Recruiter contact:

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About

New Forest Care

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Forest Care

West Shore House, West Street, Hythe, Southampton
Hampshire
SO45 6AA
United Kingdom

+44 23 8081 7040


Forest School is an independent, outstanding, special school from 8 - 16 years providing tailored educational packages for our students.



We work to provide a strong sense of community with a caring and considerate ethos in which all students and staff are respected and valued. In particular, the school values parental/carer partnerships and operates an open door policy to encourage and support this.



The school offers bespoke curriculum's to enable all students to succeed and progress educationally and emotionally. We aim to ensure students have the support and understanding they need in a suitable environment to enable them to access the education to which they are entitled.

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