Deputy Director of Sport (Co-Curricular)

The Deputy Director of Sport (Co-Curricular) is responsible for leading, managing and developing the co-curricular sporting offer and games programme. Working with the Director of Sport and Deputy Director of Sport (Curriculum), the successful candidate will be expected to implement a diverse and high quality co-curricular and games programme that caters for the recreational through to our elite sportspeople.

The successfully appointed candidate will have a significant role in the strategic development and operational management of the sporting provision of the School and play a key part in shaping the sporting future of our pupils. This is an opportunity to work at both an operational and strategic level, working closely with the Director of Sport to fulfil the School’s sporting aims alongside our new curriculum starting in September 2025.

Deputy Director of Sport (Co-Curricular) Job Description

Deputy Director of Sport (Co-Curricular) Person Specification

Introduction to Forest School

Surrounded by ancient forest and only thirty minutes from central London, Forest School is an outstanding independent day school located on the edge of Epping Forest. Forest is a large, diverse, and vibrant school, with approximately 1,500 pupils from 4 to 18. Our traditional House structure means that each pupil is treated as an individual, of whom we have the highest expectations, while our size enables us to offer breadth and depth of opportunity. Foresters are ‘known, liked and valued’ and this is central to our educational philosophy.