Who is the Course for?

Perhaps you are a childminder or nursery worker who sees the benefits of being outdoors for both yourself and your children, but want more confidence and knowledge around Risk Assessment.

Or maybe you work in a school or alternative education provision and know that a weekly dose of nature will make a huge positive change for the children and young people you work with, but your setting has never done Forest School before and it’s all new to you.

Or perhaps you work with adults, families or community groups, and have a vision of setting up regular outdoor sessions to support mental health and wellbeing, but don’t know where to start.

We have had a wonderful range of people on our training - from Primary and Secondary school teachers, nursery workers and childminders, those working in additional needs education, to horticulturalists, botanists, arborists and artists! Some people travel from the local area, some from other areas of the UK and some as far as New Zealand. We have a good range of local accommodation to choose from if you are travelling; email us for more info.

Eligibility to Apply

To be accepted onto the course, participants must:

  • Be over 21 years old

  • Have Level 2 / GCSE qualifications or above

  • Be comfortable with leading a group

  • Have a passion for and interest in the natural world, and enjoy being outdoors through the seasons

  • Have a playful approach to life and learning and a ‘have a go’ attitude

Please get in touch at childrenoftheforest@outlook.com to discuss the details of the course if you are unsure about your eligibility. 

TO COMPLETE THE COURSE YOU WILL ALSO NEED:

  • Access to a group of learners with whom to run your six pilot ‘Introduction to Forest School’ sessions (we can help you with this if you need - email us to discuss).

  • Access to an appropriate natural site and permission to run a forest school programme on it.

  • Two day 16 hour outdoor / forest school-specific with paediatric first aid certificate (not included in the price of the course; we can recommend local providers)

  • A full DBS check (see here for more info)

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