Our courses are led by Lorna, a qualified coach and assessor and are facilitated to encourage personal and professional learning and development that will enrich your life and work. Lorna says:
“I’ve worked with people from all walks of life and know the value of providing learners time and space to think and genuinely connect to their topic. I enable this by delivering strong content in the natural world free of walls and by holding a space in which individuals and groups come together to learn new knowledge and skills, to develop their expertise and form supportive learning communities.”
Our course offer is designed to give people interested in discovering more about forest school a strong foundation from which to begin their journey through the woods. Anyone choosing to learn with us can expect to:
Be listened to and understood
Have their individual learning needs met
Have an opportunity to develop their practical skills and knowledge through our forest school
All of our courses are available to book here:
or you can contact us to request an invoice.
ITC Level 1 Award in
Forest School Ethos and Principles
ITC First is approved by and meets the requirements of Forest School Association.
Note: FSA support is for ITC First - the Awarding Organisation. There is a separate process for FSA endorsing Forest School Trainers. This logo cannot be used by ITC Centres at this time.
Level 1 Award
This qualification is intended to introduce the candidate to the underlying ethos and ideas of Forest School and the use of the outdoors to aid learning. It is suitable for all who wish to undertake an introduction to, or have an interest in teaching and learning in this sector.
Delivery
Topics include:
Understanding the Forest School approach to learning, participating in a Forest School experience, woodland species identification, impact of Forest School on the woodland environment and understanding hazards at Forest School.
Assessment tasks will result in each candidate producing a portfolio of evidence meeting each assessment criteria in the unit.
Features
Typical qualification support includes:
- Attendance at an event at an approved ITC Centre
- 25 guided learning hours
- Assessed by a portfolio of evidence generated by Centre devised assessment tasks
- Mentor support
- Successful completion will result in the candidate gaining an ITC Level 1 Award in Forest School Ethos and Principles
ITC Level 2 Award for
Forest School Assistants
ITC First is approved by and meets the requirements of Forest School Association.
Note: FSA support is for ITC First - the Awarding Organisation. There is a separate process for FSA endorsing Forest School Trainers. This logo cannot be used by ITC Centres at this time.
Level 2 Award
This qualification is intended for those who wish to become an assistant Forest School Leader or intend to become a Forest School Leader in the future, developing knowledge and practical skills suitable for the role.
The qualification is composed of two units.
Delivery
Topics include:
Unit 1: Understanding how Forest School and Forest School experiences can support learning and development and being able to perform the role of a Forest School Assistant.
Unit 2: Sustainable woodland management, risk assessment and carrying out practical tasks such as using tools, erecting shelters and safe fire siting at Forest School.
Assessment tasks will result in each candidate producing a portfolio of evidence meeting each assessment criteria in each unit.
Features
Typical qualification support includes:
- Attendance at an event at an approved ITC Centre
- 54 guided learning hours
- Assessed by a portfolio of evidence generated by Centre devised assessment tasks
- Mentor support
- Successful completion will lead to the candidate gaining an ITC Level 2 Award for Forest School Assistants
Forest School and Autism
This training is intended for people who wish to use forest school to support people with autism. It is ideal for people with little or no knowledge of autism and / or forest school and who have an interest in working in this area.
The training takes place over one day, outside.
Delivery
Topics include:
Understanding the Forest School approach to learning, participating in a Forest School experience, exploring tried and tested approaches that support autistic people. Understanding autism, communication, boundaries and play.
There is no assessment.
Features
Typical qualification support includes:
- Attendance at a training day at one of our venues, or your own venue
- Input from and links to local autism services in your region
- Action learning
- Peer to peer problem solving
Come try
a session
Book Now
