Outdoor Learning, Sustainability & Forest Schools Lead

About the role:
Salary: LSEAT Harmonised Spine Point H18 £24,31.13 actual (£29,064 FTE) to H20 £25,691.18 actual (£30,705 FTE)
Term time: 39 weeks per year


Hours: 36 hours over 5 days (8.30am-3.30pm)
Location: Bramley Oak Academy, part of the LSEAT family
Start Date: September 2026
We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and passionate practitioner to lead Forest School, outdoor learning and sustainability education for our SEMH primary pupils. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a new role that blends environmental education, outdoor curriculum development and hands‑on land‑based learning across our extensive grounds.
At Bramley Oak Academy, we believe in the power of the outdoors to transform learning, build confidence and support emotional wellbeing. Alongside this, we are committed to developing a culture of environmental responsibility and sustainable practice across the school.
We are looking for someone who is:

- Passionate about outdoor learning, sustainability and environmental responsibility
- Experienced working with children (SEMH understanding desirable)
- Knowledgeable about Forest School, environmental education or land‑based skills
- Willing to develop outdoor learning linked to curriculum themes, with support from senior staff
- Practical, creative and able to work outdoors in all weather
- Skilled at engaging pupils who may need additional emotional support
- Committed to modelling sustainable choices and inspiring pupils to care for their world

Forest School Level 3 training is preferred, but we are happy to support the right candidate to gain the qualification.
What we offer:

- A unique opportunity to shape a role centred on outdoors, sustainability and SEMH practice
- Access to Forest School training and high‑quality CPD
- Large, diverse grounds with significant potential
- A supportive team and a values‑driven school community

For an informal conversation or school visit, please contact Nicky Caulfield, Assistant Head View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk

About The Company
About Us
At Bramley Oak Academy we have the highest expectations and aspirations for all our students. Our Trust shares our belief that every student should have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential. We share the drive to ensure that every student’s academic achievement and qualifications matters. We make every effort to ensure that disadvantaged students receive outstanding support and believe that our core business is to ensure our students make at least good progress as a result of good or outstanding teaching.


About the Trust
London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.
Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.
We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.
London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.
Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.
Equal Opportunities
London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.
Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.
If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us at View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk.
As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.
All appointments are also subject to verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with Home Office requirements. Original documentation will be required prior to commencement of employment.

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