Vacancies

Here at Forest we recognise that the people who work for us are fundamental in enabling us to provide an exceptional learning experience for every pupil we teach. To provide an outstanding education, we need outstanding teachers and support staff. If you would like to be part of a school that is always looking for improvement, that never stands still, that utilises every innovation to improve the learning environment, we would love to hear from you.

Guitar Teacher - Freelance

We are advertising for an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher to teach Guitar Lessons on either Monday afternoons or Fridays in term time to pupils in Years 2-6, commencing in September this year. The position would be a freelance one, with the teacher required to invoice their pupils and manage their own register. We expect there to be 2 or 3 pupils wanting to commence lessons in September, with the opportunity to grow the register over time.

We are looking particularly for someone to teach proper guitar technique from the very beginning with pupils working, as appropriate, towards ABRSM (or similar) Guitar Exams and entering festivals such as Heaton Mersey and Alderley Edge. This work would be combined with more popular repertoire in order to build skills across a range of genres.

Our school – Forest Preparatory School is a co-educational school located in Timperley, with a register of just over 200 pupils from Nursery to Year 6, offering peripatetic lessons in piano, voice, violin, flute, trumpet, drums and guitar. We have four Choirs, a String Ensemble and Brass Ensemble, as well as a large number of pupils involved in Musical Theatre through LAMDA. Our Lower School (Reception-Year 2) perform a Nativity production each year with the Upper School (Years 3-6) involved in a large-scale Summer Show.

Please send a covering email and CV to Director of Music, Susan Wellings – swellings@forestschool.co.uk

Closing Date for Applications – Friday, 5th September

A shortlist of applicants will be called for interview in the week commencing Monday, 8th September.

Forest Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers 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.

"Forest Preparatory School is warm and welcoming and a great place to work. Every teacher knows every child by name and the sense of community is felt very strongly by the children, teachers and parents alike." Teacher