Head of Outdoor Learning

This post would suit an exceptional and well-qualified leader with strong experience of managing teams and working with young people in a variety of outdoor settings. They will instil a love of outdoor adventure in pupils and staff alike.

This role holds full responsibility for the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme, and carries significant oversight of co-curricular provision across the Senior School, working closely with the Assistant Head (Co-Curricular & Operations) to ensure Outdoor Learning, adventurous activity and DofE sit at the heart of Caterham's wider co-curricular offer.

The role will work with pupils to guide and support them through the DofE scheme, as well as with the external providers of our DofE expeditions, ensuring our activity is effective and enjoyable. There is both the scope and ambition to develop a class-leading adventurous provision and we are looking to attract a candidate who shares our aspiration and drive to develop a truly exceptional programme for both our pupils and our commercial arm.

The Caterham Family of Schools is blessed with a fantastic outdoor learning opportunity. Caterham School owns a 100-acre woodland which adjoins the site, a superb high ropes course and a well equipped 'Forest classroom'. Copthorne School's woodland features a contained woodland classroom, pond, climbing wall and orienteering course. Hawthorns School's expansive woodland has a High Wires course, outdoor classroom and lake. Not only do these unrivalled facilities set each school apart in a competitive education market, but they are also an integral part of the local environ and an important resource for the local community. We are committed to supporting each area ecologically and safeguarding the woodlands for all in the community for years to come. The area is ripe with potential, and we are excited to explore the ways in which we can move our outdoor learning into a new space.

The role will suit an experienced teacher or Outdoor Learning professional with significant experience of working with young people and the capacity to fit well within a school setting. They will have the acumen and vision to see the commercial opportunity that the Caterham Family of Schools sites have to offer, together with a genuine enthusiasm for the Duke of Edinburgh Award and for co-curricular life.

Competitive Salary. Full time or part time hours available. Term time plus contract (must be able to work some non term time weeks to accommodate holiday camps).

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on 21 August 2026; although early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.