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Forge Wood Primary School

Forge Wood Primary School opened in 2016 and is now a full and oversubscribed two form entry primary school. We are extremely proud of our Outstanding achievements and strive to sustain this every day for all our families.

All staff and leaders at Forge Wood embrace the vision for all to Aspire, Explore and Achieve. It is at the heart of what we do.

The reason for this is that the children at Forge Wood, deserve the very best of education to give them opportunities for success in the future.

This comes from all adults having the highest expectations of every child. All children and staff at Forge Wood have a shared sense of identity, whilst celebrating individual diversity within our school.This is underpinned by our school values, embedded throughout the school with children and adults talking and demonstrating the values of Respect, Responsibility, Reflective, Resilience and Risk Taking.

Our motivation for Forge Wood children to get the best start in life is based on the aspiration and ambition that we have for them to succeed. School leaders building a culture of success, a sense of self belief through opening doors and opportunities to what is possible.

About our school experience

Details

observing lessons and different teaching styles
interacting with pupils and staff
experiencing a school day first hand
seeing how specific subjects are taught
learning more about the teacher training process

Start and finish times
8:30am arrival to 3:00pm departure - Flexible

Please contact us if you are interested in a shorter school experience.

Dress code

Business dress, Smart casual

Teacher training

GLF Schools' Teacher Training is an alliance of highly successful schools in Surrey, Croydon, Oxfordshire, West Sussex, Wokingham and Hampshire. We have a very strong history of providing exceptional Initial Teacher Training since 2013, with high employment rates within our partnership schools.

What GLF can offer:

Be part of something bigger with our vast portfolio of schools
Train in a place where you feel you belong.
Receive high-quality training and a personalised training approach
Support us on our mission to transform the lives of all children to enable them to Grow, Learn and Flourish.

You will be trained by an experienced ITT primary and secondary leader, and a range of practising school leaders will visit each core training session to ensure you have the best support and a variety of different school insights.

We get to know each trainee and offer excellent pastoral support throughout your journey to becoming a teacher. Our diverse cohort of present and past trainees are always on hand for peer support and advice.

At GLF Teacher Training the support we offer starts from the day you first make an enquiry. Our team will guide you through the application process, arrange school experience for you in a school local to your home and provide support with any finance queries you may have. We strongly recommend coming along to one of our face-to-face information events to meet us in person and to ask any questions you might have

Find out more about our teacher training

Links to more information about our school

Entry requirements

You must:

    • Must be applying to or have applied to our, or a partner school's, teacher training course
    • Must have a degree
    • Photo identification: Passport, driving license
DBS check required

No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.

Placement availability

This school has not yet provided their availability for offering school experience. You can still request experience with this school and they will contact you when they have availability.

School experience type
In school

Location

Address
Somerley Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3SW
Map showing Forge Wood Primary School
Parking

Yes - on site parking provided

Please contact the school regarding parking arrangements

Disability and access details

We offer facilities and provide an inclusive environment for students, staff and school experience candidates with disability and access needs. We're happy to discuss your disability or access needs before or as part of your school experience request.

Address
Somerley Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3SW
School phases
Early years, Primary (4 to 11)
DBS check required

No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.