Would you like to work in a well-established independent Preparatory School with ambitious plans for the future?
Forest Prep School is seeking a talented and inspirational Year 5 form teacher to join our team from September 2025. Join a wonderful team of committed and creative teachers and teaching assistants to help shape the lives of pupils in your care. For candidates with the right skills and interest, the responsibility of Head of Oracy may also be available.
Introduction to Forest Preparatory School
Forest Preparatory School is in the middle of a very exciting development of the site, as work on the expansion and building project has recently been completed. This has enabled Forest Preparatory School’s provision to reach a new and even more innovative level. Benefiting from the structure and the economies of scale it brings, Forest Prep School is a vital component of an all-through school which teaches pupils from 4 to 18. Forest Preparatory School has expanded recently to four form entry in the Pre-Prep with three forms in Y3-6 - a total of 480 pupils altogether when complete.
Forest Preparatory School Vision Aims and Values
Vision
Forest Preparatory School will provide an education founded on challenge, breadth and personal fulfilment. Our learning environments will be inclusive, creative and industrious spaces where teachers inspire and support pupils to exceed their expectations and to strive for ambitious goals. Forest Prep pupils will achieve more than academic excellence; they will become remarkable young people, empowered to make a positive difference in a changing world. Our staff will champion each and every pupil and nurture in them the qualities of initiative, perseverance and responsibility.
Aims
Forest Preparatory School will equip pupils to flourish in the world into which they will grow up and prepare them for the next stage of their education. We will achieve this by:
Curating a broad and innovative curriculum
Building pupils’ capacity to learn and to lead
Challenging pupils to think deeply and to develop self-reliance
Nurturing pupils’ pastoral and spiritual development in an atmosphere of trust, fairness and community
Developing pupils’ sense of empathy, compassion and global citizenship
Caring for all aspects of pupils’ wellbeing and teaching them to practise self-care
Values
Pupils will demonstrate initiative by being:
* inquiring
* adaptable
* a communicator
Pupils will demonstrate perseverance by being:
* organised
* problem-solving
* resilient
Pupils will demonstrate responsibility by being:
* respectful
* a collaborator
* a leader
Forest Preparatory School: Where Young People Grow
About Forest
At Forest Prep, we are passionate about providing a rich educational journey, nurturing empathetic, collaborative, and intellectually agile pupils. Our broad curriculum includes core subjects and diverse disciplines, supporting both academic and personal growth. Co-curricular activities are essential here, offering pupils numerous opportunities to develop their interests and leadership skills.
More than academic excellence, we prepare our pupils for life's next steps. Our engaging curriculum and various activities build confidence, trust, and vital life skills. Our pupils leave us ready to embrace their future with resilience and curiosity.
For a glimpse into Forest Prep's vibrant community, please take a look around our website at Forest Prep is a remarkable school, and we seek remarkable people.
We are excited about you potentially joining our team and look forward to your hearing from you.
Location
Forest is a city school set within 50 acres of grounds surrounded by Epping Forest, within easy walking distance of Snaresbrook Central line tube station and Wood Street Overground station.
Don’t just take our word for it!
What the Good Schools Guide say:
“Forest is a power-house with a heart. The pupils exude purpose – modern, dynamic youngsters with an eye on what’s happening next...an education so well-rounded, you could practically make hoops out of it!”
For more information on our CPD, training and ethos please visit our career site.
Please visit our website ( where you will find a full introduction to Forest Preparatory School.
Details on Online Profile:
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) asks schools to carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of the process of assessing suitability. If you are shortlisted for the role, we may carry out an online search based on the information you provide to the school. If we carry out a search, we will also search more widely for any other online information about you.
You (and all other candidates) are therefore required to provide the following information as part of your application:
· the social media platforms on which you have accounts;
· the account names / handles for all of your social media accounts, including any under a nickname or pseudonym;
· any websites you are involved with, in or featured on or named on; and
· any other publicly available online information about you of which the School should be made aware.
You are not required to provide account passwords or to grant the School access to private social media accounts.
If you are not shortlisted for the role, online searches will not be carried out on you.
Applications close on Monday 10 February 2025, 8am
Interviews will take place on Friday 14 February 2025
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.