Accredited Forest School Training - Dates and Information
Please see below the list of dates for the courses available.
Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before booking your training with Where The Fruit Is.
Premium Level 3 Forest School Leader
Course Information
- Level 3 Forest School Leader
- Qualification awarded: Level 3 OCNWM Certificate for Forest School Leaders
- Course length: 13 days (spread over various lengths depending on course option)
- Trainers: Sarah and Chris
- Host site: check on individual courses for venue
- Cost: £1,350 incl VAT (per learner)
(includes all refreshments, lunch, course materials, registration and certification) - Price includes 16 hr Outdoor First Aid training, Level 2 Outdoor Food Safety, Delivery Assessment and mentoring
- NB – The Forest School Association and the awarding body requires the learner to be at least 21 years old.
Course: Term time April 19 Rose Hill Primary
Host site :
Rose Hill Primary – Oxford City Centre
- The Oval, Oxford OX4 4SF
- Workshop 1 – 30.04.19 – 1.05.19 16-hour Outdoor First Aid Course
- Workshop 2 – 11.06.19 – 12.06.19 Fire & Food Workshop
- Workshop 3 – 13.06.19 – Introduction to FS Ethos and Principles
- Workshop 4 – 16.07.19 – 17.07.19
- Workshop 5- 17.09.19 – 18.09.19
- Workshop 6 – 15.10.19 – 16.09.19
- Workshop 7 – 12.11.19 – 13.11.19 tbc
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Workshop 8 – 21.01.19 Portfolio and Reflection day
Final submission date 28.01.20 – Portfolio and Handbook
Delivery assessment – learner needs to lead an Introductory Programme of 6 consecutive sessions with the same group of children Autumn Term 2019
Learners will need to visit a range of woodlands, study, practice skills and collaborate on presentations between the workshops. It is also important to visit at least one Forest School in action.
This option gives learners the opportunity for ongoing, face-to-face feedback on assignments.
Course: 2019/2020 Sylva 3
Host site: Sylva Foundation
Sylva Wood Centre
Little Wittenham Road
Long Wittenham
Oxfordshire
OX14 4QT
England
Delivery assessment – learner needs to lead an Introductory Programme of 6 consecutive sessions with the same group of children Summer Term 2020
Face to Face/ Telephone Tutorials available to be arranged
Introduction To Forest School (Level 1)
Course Information
- Introduction To Forest School (Level 1)
- Qualification awarded: OCNWM Level 1 Award in Forest School Ethos and Principles
- Course length: tbc
- Trainers: Sarah Lawfull
- Host site: tbc
- Cost: £420 incl VAT (per learner)
(includes all refreshments, lunch, course materials, registration and certification)
Course Information
This is great for parents, young people and volunteers who want an introduction to the Forest School ethos. We have different models available for providing this training, it usually takes two long or three short days training with completion of a simple workbook. It could be presented as a set of twilights. This is a practical course which gives a good ’taste’ of Forest School.
Please contact us if you would like us to run this is in your setting for a group of adults. Group discounts may apply.
Level 1 Course requirements and details: The Forest School Association and Department for Education require the learner to be at least 14 years old.
Course Dates
- please call for latest dates
Level 2 Forest School Assistant
Course Information
- Level 2 Forest School Assistant
- Qualification awarded: Level 2 OCNWM Award for Forest School Assistants
- Course length: run concurrently with L3 Modules 1-3
- Trainers: Sarah, Jen and Mhairi
- Host site: tbc
- Cost: £780 incl VAT (per learner)
(includes all refreshments, lunch, course materials, registration and certification) - NB – Learner needs to be at least 19 years old at qualification.
Course Information
Many schools and nurseries are finding that a trained Forest School Assistant is a valuable addition to their team. This course requires the learner to support a Level 3 qualified Forest School Leader with the planning and delivery of 3 consecutive sessions of a Forest School programme. We usually run this concurrently with our Level 3 training so learners often attend the first three modules with colleagues who are training as Level 3 Leaders.
Please contact us if you would like to explore this option.
Please note: this qualification does not equip nor qualify the learner to lead Forest School sessions in the absence of a qualified L3 Forest School Leader
Level 2 Course requirements and details:
Learner needs to be at least 19 years old at qualification. Two units of work, equal to 7 credits, evidenced by a portfolio requiring an average of 54 guided learning hours with a total qualification time of 70 hours. This means there are about 16 hours personal study for the learner to do at home.
Course Dates
Course: April 2018 (Alternate Thursdays)Venue TBC
Host site :
TBC
- Module 1
19.04.18 & 10.05.18 - Module 2
24.05.18 & 7.06.18 - Module 3
21.06.18 & 5.07.18 - Portfolio Submission 31.10.18
Top Up Level 3
Course Information
- Top Up Level 3
- Qualification awarded: OCNWM Level 3
- Course length: tbc
- Trainers: Sarah Lawful
- Host site: tbc
- Cost: £780 incl VAT (per learner)
(includes all refreshments, lunch, course materials, registration and certification)
Course Information
It is possible to top your level 2 training with this training, within two years of qualifying, by attending the additional modules of the Level 3 training, including gaining the Outdoor First Aid qualification, devising a handbook, planning and leading the first 6 sessions of a Forest School Programme and completing the portfolio of evidence.
Please contact us if you would like us to run this is in your setting.
Course Dates
- please call or check back for latest dates
Level 3 Forest School Leader
Course Information
- Level 3 Forest School Leader
- Qualification awarded: Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders Open College Network West Midlands
- Course length: 10 days (spread over various lengths depending on course option) plus a half day delivery assessment
- Trainers: Sarah, Jen, Mhairi and Chris
- Host site: check on individual courses for the venue
- Cost: £1,100 including VAT (per learner) includes all refreshments, lunch, equipment, resources, course materials, registrations, assessment, mentoring, verification and certification
- Out of area assessments costs – an additional charge of £75 plus 45p per mile plus VAT is made for any Forest School delivery assessments carried out beyond a 50-mile radius of the training host site.
- NB – The Forest School Association and the awarding body, Open College Network West Midlands, require the learner to be at least 21 years old and to have a relevant two-day Outdoor First Aid qualification – with our premium training it is part of the course.
Course Information
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.
Course: April 2018 (Alternate Thursdays over 5 months) Sonning Common
Host site :
Sonning Common Primary School
Grove Road
Sonning Common
READING
RG4 9RJ
- Module 1
19.04.18 & 10.05.18 - Module 2
24.05.18 & 7.06.18 - Outdoor First Aid
tbc - Module 3
21.06.18 & 5.07.18 - Module 4
19.07.18 & 13.09.18 - Module 5
11.10.18 & 31.10.18
Delivery assessment – learner needs to lead an Introductory Programme of 6 consecutive sessions with the same group of children October/ November / December 2018
10.01.18 Optional Portfolio day – Additional mentoring/ tutorial cost £40 (incl. VAT)
24.01.19 – L3 Final submission date – Portfolio and Handbook
Course: April 2019 Rose Hill Primary
Host site :
Rose Hill Primary – Oxford City Centre
The Oval, Oxford OX4 4SF
- Workshop 1 – 13.06.19 – Introduction to FS Ethos and Principles
- Workshop 2 – 16.07.19 – 17.07.19
- Workshop 3- 17.09.19 – 18.09.19
- Workshop 4 – 15.10.19 – 16.09.19
- Workshop 5 – 12.11.19 – 13.11.19 tbc
Delivery assessment – learner needs to lead an Introductory Programme of 6 consecutive sessions with the same group of children Autumn Term 2019
Optional Additional Course Dates –
- 12.6.19 – 13.6.19 – 16-hour Outdoor First Aid Course
- 18.9.19 – Level 2 Food Safety Exam
- 21.01.20 Reflection and Portfolio day – Additional mentoring/ tutorial cost £40 (incl. VAT)
Final submission date 28.01.20 – Portfolio and Handbook
Learners will need to visit a range of woodlands, study, practice skills and collaborate on presentations between the workshops. It is also important to visit at least one Forest School in action.
This option gives learners the opportunity for ongoing, face-to-face feedback on assignments.