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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Jan
Jupiter Artland, nr Wilkieston, EH27 8BY
Forest School First Aid
Fri 31 Jan & Mon 3 Feb, 9am-6pm
£155 in total (no VAT)
Mar
Bonaly Scout Centre, EH13 0PB
Forest School First Aid
Fri 7 Mar & Mon 10 Mar, 9am-6pm
£155 in total (no VAT)
Hamilton Fives, ML30DW
Forest School First Aid
Fri 21 & Mon 24 Mar, 9am-6pm
£155 in total (no VAT)
May
Jupiter Artland, nr Wilkieston, EH27 8BY
Forest School First Aid
Fri 30 May & Mon 2 Jun, 9am-6pm
£155 in total (no VAT)
Jun
Hamilton Fives, ML30DW
Forest School First Aid
Fri 6 & Mon 9 Jun Mar, 9am-6pm
£155 in total (no VAT)
Bonaly Scout Centre, EH13 0PB
Forest School First Aid
Fri 20 & Mon 23 Jun, 9am-6pm
£155 in total (no VAT)
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.
