First Aid Training for Forest School (& Outdoor Woodland Learning)
Forest School Leaders are required to have an adequate and appropiate First Aid Certificate in place before you run your Forest School Programmes.
We strongly recommend that the First Aid qualification is:
At least sixteen-hours long
Outdoor Specific
Age group-specific
Up to date
Training in Scotland - scroll down for dates.
Email admin.office@forestschoolscotland.co.uk to discuss booking a whole course or suggest a venue.
FSTC trainer Aline Hill runs ITC Forest School First Aid courses (view course details here). They are perfectly aligned to the needs of practitioners, full of like-minded practitioners, and consistently rated 5/5 for relevance, confidence building and instruction standard.
"Aline was brilliant, really informative and allowed us to develop our skills. REALLY enjoyed this course! Thanks for a fab 2 days." (Mar 2023 course particiant).
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Aug 26
Bonaly Scout Centre, EH13 0PB
Forest School First Aid
Thu 27 & Fri 28 Aug 2026, 9am–6pm
£160 VAT FREE
Booking link https://forms.gle/kCZxPGmkoifjLr4d8
Sep 26
Forest School First Aid
Tue 1 & Wed 2 Sep 2026, 9am–6pm
£160 VAT FREE
Booking link https://forms.gle/ZqfRUKDGRoTSv3TF9
Sep 26
Bonaly Scout Centre, Edinburgh, EH13 0PB
Forest School First Aid
Tue 22 & Wed 23 Sep 2026, 9am–6pm
£160 VAT FREE
Booking link https://forms.gle/xQixwnEr3t3SEaXK8
Sep 26
Lochore Meadows Country Park, Fife
Forest School First Aid
Tue 29 & Wed 30 Sep 2026, 9am–6pm
£160 VAT FREE
Course flyer link tbc
Interested https://forms.gle/V14zJY47abFDXP2y8
Nov 26
Pollok Park, Glasgow, G41 4AL
Forest School First Aid
Wed 17 & Thu 18 Nov 2026, 9am–6pm
£160 VAT FREE
Booking link https://forms.gle/dio97SppdZyoyAyk9
Nov 26
Bonaly Scout Centre, Edinburgh, EH13 0PB
Forest School First Aid
Fri 27 Nov & Mon 30 Nov 2026, 9am–6pm
£160 VAT FREE
Booking link https://forms.gle/1LoWN8pdwipEfq4Y9
First Aid Training for Forest School
Training in England
ITC First is an awarding body that specialises in First Aid training courses. You can view a list of their forthcoming courses on their website - www.itcfirst.org.uk
In Norfolk you may be able to access a Forest School or Outdoor First Aid course through Rooted in Nature.
