Forest School Practitioner (South Shields SEN School) Do you love outdoor learning and helping children flourish beyond the classroom? Join our specialist SEN school team where curiosity, joy, independence and resilience are encouraged through creative and experiential learning. You’ll be responsible for: Planning and delivering outdoor learning sessions Supporting pupils in risk-aware, confidence-building activities Encouraging teamwork, problem-solving and independence Working with teachers to connect outdoor learning to curriculum goals Ideal skills: Experience with Forest School or outdoor education Passion for SEND inclusion and personalised learner development Calm, supportive and adaptive approach Why join us? Be part of a school that celebrates every pupil’s journey, builds confidence, and supports holistic growth — academically, socially and emotionally. Competitive salary & training support available! All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.