Forest School Training

Our trainers are endorsed by Forest School Association, and are 2 of only 20 in the country with this status. This endorsement is proof of excellent teaching standards and learner experience.

Plus:

• Your training will take place at high-quality nature reserves, with undercover and inside spaces when needed. 
• Both sites are also Forest School sites, enabling you to understand practicalities of setting up and area for Forest School. 
• You'll get hands on experience hosting a Forest School session with local children during your face-to-face training days with the support of your tutors.
• A maximum of 20 people per cohort. 
• One-to-one support with your assigned tutor, with mentoring sessions throughout the year.
• A support visit to your Forest School site  (Suffolk trainees only. For those of you just outside Suffolk, we still offer this; however, there will be an additional charge)
• A yearly Forest School festival for trainees past and present.
• Forest School Association trainee membership discount.

If you have further questions you can get in touch with the team via email: wildertraining@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

This course has 5 units covering

• Delivering Forest School 
• Learning and Development 
• Planning and Preparation
• Practical Skills 
• Woodlands as a Learning Environment 

The Level 3 course has been curated help our students develop leadership, facilitation, practical and teaching skills to enable participants to understand the principles and ethos of Forest School and to plan and deliver Forest School programmes.  This course is suitable for early years practitioners, teachers and teaching assistants, youth workers, adults and professionals, aiming to become Forest School Leaders.

Total course time is 180 hours, with 11 days in person training and a portfolio of course work with hand in dates set a intervals throughout the year. 

• Participants should be over 21 and hold a qualification at Level 2 or above in teaching or youth work OR have significant experience of working with young people.
• All participants must demonstrate that they are in a position to deliver a six session Forest School pilot programme during their training.
• All participants must hold a First Aid certificate before delivering Forest School. A 16-hour First Aid with an outdoor element is recommended.
• Please note that you do not require Level 1 Forest School Ethos and principles, or Level 2 Forest school Assistant before undertaking this Level 3 Forest School Leader training course

The course cost is £1395. 

There is the possibility to pay in instalments, this can be arranged on a case-by-case basis. 

Payment will be due once the course tutors have received your booking form unless otherwise agreed.

Please get in touch with our Trainers, Emma and Jo, by emailing wildertraining@suffolkwildlifetrust.org to express your interest. 

You will then be sent a booking form to fill out, on return of this our trainers will raise an invoice for your course cost to be paid. There is the option to pay the cost in instalments, if this is something you would like to discuss please mention it in your initial email.