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    • To promote the values and ethos of the school.
    • To plan, prepare and deliver a range of Forest School sessions with children across the school.
    • Develop and enhance the school's outdoor learning environment, making the most of natural spaces to enrich the curriculum.
    • Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only.
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    • Pond area and forest school site as well as a small field and separate playgrounds.
    • A welcoming small community school.
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    • Permanent, Full-Time position within a Nurseries & Early Years childcare setting.
    • Strong focus on professional development and training.
    • The post is full time, 5 days a week.
    • We also provide regular mentoring and coaching to support all team members at Home from Home.
    • Job Type: Full-time, Permanent.
    • All-Expenses-Paid International CPD Trips.
    • Lead Forest School sessions with small groups of children.
    • RESPONSIBLE TO:* Nursery Managers / Area Manager.
    • HOURS:* 40 hours per week.
    • SALARY*:£31,720.00 - £32,864.00 per annum, depending on qualifications and…
    • Job Type: Full-time, Permanent.
    • All-Expenses-Paid International CPD Trips.
    • Support in Forest School sessions with small groups of children.
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    • £1000 joining bonus for Qualified Full Time (pro-rata for part time) - payable after 6 months' employment.
    • Hove Village provides a warm, stimulating environment…
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    • £1000 joining bonus for Qualified Full Time (pro-rata for part time) - payable after 6 months' employment.
    • Hove Village provides a warm, stimulating environment…
    • You will ensure excellence in programme design, quality assurance, compliance and learner outcomes while developing innovative apprenticeship pathways that…
    • We are recruiting for passionate Forest School Educators who can support our vision and create a truly outstanding early years experience for our children,…
    • For this reason, we are not currently able to offer school-hours or term-time-only contracts.
    • We are seeking part-time Early Years Practitioners who are:
    • The school is opening in 2026 and is based near the Emerson College site near the beautiful Ashdown Forest and the village of Forest Row.
    • Experience working in childcare would be a bonus, but a willingness to enjoy spending time with children aged 3 months – 5 years is essential.

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Forest School Lead - job post

Storal
3.6 out of 5 stars
Flat 1, 5 Davigdor Road, Hove BN3 1QB
Up to £14.50 an hour - Part-time
Responded to 75% or more applications in the past 30 days, typically within 1 day.

Job details

Pay

  • Up to £14.50 an hour

Job type

  • Part-time

Location

Flat 1, 5 Davigdor Road, Hove BN3 1QB

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee discount
  • Sick pay
  • Discounted gym membership

Full job description

Nursery: Blueberry Nursery, 5 Davigdor Road, Hove, BN3 1QB

Hours: 3 days a week, part time
Salary: Up to £14.50 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more

Welcome bonus: £1000

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Hello, I’m Becky, the Nursery Manager at Blueberry.

My team and I bring a wealth of early years insight, and we’re passionate about inspiring children to be inquisitive, imaginative, and confident learners. In our stimulating environments, children quickly develop a true love of learning and a naturally curious mind.

At Blueberry, we place a strong emphasis on individual learning and purposeful play—it's at the heart of everything we do. What truly sets us apart is our magical forest school sessions. These immersive experiences open up the natural world, offering countless opportunities for exploration, problem-solving, and creative play.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Blueberry. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.



About the role:

A Forest School Leader plans, delivers, and manages outdoor learning sessions, fostering children’s development while ensuring safety and promoting the Forest School ethos:

  • To plan, prepare and deliver a range of Forest School sessions with children across the school. To further develop and promote the Forest School
  • To plan and deliver the Forest School Curriculum through weekly sessions to year groups of children as specified at agreed times in the year.
  • To deliver weekly Forest School Nurture group provision to support children's specific social, communication, behaviour or wellbeing needs.
  • To promote the values and ethos of the school
  • To provide appropriate advice and guidance to volunteers or support staff assisting with sessions

About you:

  • A true love for child development and care

  • Able and willing to work in a team

  • Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents

  • High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity

  • Knowledge of the EYFS framework


Must haves:

  • Forest School Lead qualification

  • Early Years qualification at Level 2/3

  • Experience working with all age groups within Early Years


Why work for us:

Benefits at a glance

For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community

Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more

We care about our people.


Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Blueberry so special.



Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.

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