Accredited Forest School Training - Dates and Information

The Forest School level 3 qualification provides the practitioner with the skills and knowledge to risk assess, set up and manage a Forest School site, it equips them to plan and safely facilitate challenging, learner led, Forest School programmes with a range of client groups in line with the Forest School ethos and principles. The training covers 5 units of study worth 18 credits at Level 3, requiring the completion of a portfolio of evidence and a group and site-specific handbook.  

This course is suitable for school and college staff, teachers, teaching assistants, and parent volunteers, youth workers and other education/ care practitioners – all learners must meet the minimum requirements of the awarding body and the Forest School Association.

In addition to 13 full days training the course costs to include:

• 16-hour Outdoor First Aid training – Covers requirements for Institute for Outdoor Learning Outdoor First Aid Band 3 and Emergency Paediatric First Aid, exceeding the recommendations for an “Emergency First Aid at Work” first aider within a workplace (First Aid – Regulations 1981).
• L2 Food Safety in the Outdoors
• Ongoing mentoring and assessment for learning throughout the training
• Access to skilled Forest School practitioners and the option to visit one in action
• Opportunity to plan and lead a FS session with peers during a training day
• Support to plan, lead and evaluate the first 6 weeks of an Introduction to Forest School programme   
• A half day (supportive) delivery assessment during one of these 6 sessions
• Course materials
• Refreshments and lunch
• 50% membership of the Forest School Association
• Access to 3 skill shares/ year   

Please contact us if you would like us to run this is in your setting.

This qualification provides the practitioner with the skills and knowledge to risk assess, set up and manage a Forest School site, it equips them to plan and safely facilitate challenging, learner led, Forest School programmes with a range of client groups in line with the Forest School ethos and principles.

Suitable for school and college staff, teachers, teaching assistants, and parent volunteers, youth workers and other education/ care practitioners. Organisations wishing to achieve the Learning Outside the Classroom quality badge will find this qualification supports the process.

Level 3 Course requirements and details:

The Forest School Association and Open College Network West Midlands require the learner to be at least 21 years old. The learner is also required to have a relevant two-day Outdoor First Aid qualification – which the learner will need to book separately.  With our premium training package, this is included.

This qualification, worth 18 credits over 5 units of work, is evidenced by a handbook, delivery assessment and portfolio. The learner is required to set up and lead the first 6 consecutive sessions of a longer-term Forest School programme, with the same client group. One of these sessions will be observed by a tutor as part of the supportive assessment framework.

Total qualification time 180 hours, including an average of 96 hours self-study over 9-12 months.

Please contact us if you would like us to run this is in your setting.