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WE’RE HIRING!

We are looking for a Freelance Forest School Outdoor Learning and Arts Practitioner with Boot Up! Outdoor Learning

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Outdoor Learning Instructor with bushcraft and/or Forest School experience to work with a small group of Vulnerable/SEN children 8-16yrs on a 1:1 basis.

Level 3 Forest School Leadership qualification would be an advantage but not essential but experience working in the outdoors with SEN children would be an advantage. The work will be varied and organised around individual needs, but can range from fire lighting and bushcraft to outdoor crafts, arts & crafts, woodworking, gardening and nature studies. A cheerful disposition, well organised and lots of get-up-and-go is essential.

Please see www.bootup.org.uk for an idea of what we do.

You will be expected to be well organised and plan, supply and facilitate your own sessions but also be able to muck-in as part of our team. We are small enthusiastic team operating from our own beautiful well-equipped site and the work will be for a maximum of 3 days per week (term time only) from 9am – 3pm. £13 per hour.

Please send a CV and an email with a personal statement detailing your experience and enthusiasm for the job by Fri 3rd October 2025 by 5pm.

Please email Jane@bootup.org.uk for more information

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SCHOOLS & AGENCIES/EOTAS please note: REGISTER NOW OPEN FOR 2025/26 ACADEMIC YEAR FROM SEPTEMBER 2025 Please contact jane@bootup.org.uk for a referral form and price list

Boot Up! Outdoor Learning is a special Outdoor Learning centre open to all students aged 8-11yrs & 11-16yrs. We focus on wellbeing and on providing an alternative education setting for vulnerable students, those who do not thrive in a classroom setting and including those with certain levels of Special Educational Needs. We support students who are struggling with mainstream school and need time-out, or young people who require an alternative style of education. 

With fun and inspirational sessions in arts & crafts, green woodwork, bushcraft, construction, nature studies, forest school, cooking and gardening, the sessions are built to enable young people to discover new skills in our beautiful outdoor setting and cosy indoor spaces. All sessions are 1:1 with change-overs of individual members of staff and each planned session can be student-led with our highly motivated staff responding to individual needs. 

Being a family-led centre we aim to provide nature/nurture and to share our skills with you and enable you to get the very best from your Boot Up! experience.