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This Forest School training course also includes a second week of training (10th November 2025) Cost: £900 - includes both weeks of training, course materials, ongoing support and membership of the Forest School Association.
ITC Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders
Join us in Grizedale Forest, South Cumbria for an opportunity to learn a higher level different approach to using the outdoor environment as a Forest School setting.
Cost: £900
Accommodation: This venue has accommodation onsite at an additional cost of £200 per week. A camping area is also available.
For this, you will receive two weeks of practical, face-to-face training in a small group setting, course materials (some online content), ongoing support and membership of the Forest School Association.
This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to coordinate, manage and lead Forest School sessions with children, young people and adults.
What does this course include?
You will investigate how best to design and run a Forest School programme and look at how to approach and apply it safely and effectively.
This Forest School Level 3 course is aimed at individuals who have a minimum Level 2 qualification in Youth Work, Child Care, Teaching, or relevant experience in working with children.
The course content of this qualification is based on up-to-date research surrounding aspects of
• Holistic development
• Neuroscience
• Theories of Learning and Development
• Woodland conservation, history and management
• Wellbeing and nature connection
• Risk benefit assessments.
Please note: Candidates will need to complete a 2-day ITC outdoor paediatric first aid course at their own cost (this is not provided by Kindling Play and Training, but we can recommend good providers).
What does this course consist of?
Initial training week - consisting of 5 days of training (Monday - Thursday: 9:30am - 5:30pm & Friday: 9:30am - 4:30pm)
2 x Hour long mandatory online webinars.
Portfolio work - candidates take away their portfolio to work on (For about 7 months)
First Aid - Candidates will need to complete a 2-day ITC outdoor paediatric first aid course at their own cost (this is not provided by Kindling Play and Training, but we can recommend good providers).
A Second week - Consisting of 5 days for further training and benchmarking.
1 x Fifteen-minute one-to-one call with Lily once the course is completed.
Please note that places fill up fast. Please send us a booking form to secure your place (we cannot reserve places without a booking form), we will confirm whether or not you have been successful within 5 working days of receiving your booking form.
*This venue has accommodation (with full access to accommodation facilities) onsite at an additional cost of £200 per week. Camping is also available at £150 per week.
Level: 'Level 3'
You will receive an email with instructions on how to access our online learning content. Plus, a Participants Pack that lists everything you need to know about your training weeks, what to expect and what to bring.
For the Level 3 Forest Schools Practitioners Award it is a pre-requisite to have an appropriate First Aid Certificate. This can be completed after the initial training but must be held before the assessment. Kindling Play and Training do not offer First Aid Training, however we can recommend some places to you where you can find the correct course.
If you do not receive an email response from us within 30 days of sending in your form, please check your Spam/ Junk Folders and then contact us if it hasn’t arrived.
We will not use your information in any way that is unrelated to Forest School training and the courses we offer. We will not share your details with any third party without your permission.
Please do check your spam folder if an email does not appear.
Payment terms and conditions.
We ask that you make the payment in full before the first day of training or make arrangement with us if you wish to pay by instalments.
We ask that you pay the final instalment by the deadline we agree with you.
Cancellation
If you cancel a course 4 weeks prior to the course starting, we will refund 100% of your fee.
If you cancel a course within 4 weeks of the course starting, we will take an £80 administration fee unless your booking is moved to another date.
If we cancel a course, we will offer a suitable alternative or offer you a refund in full.
Accommodation: This venue has accommodation onsite at an additional cost of £200 per week. A camping area is also available.
| Cost | ||
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Forest School Practitioner Training L3 - 9th June 2025(Oak Moss)
14 available until Thu 5 Jun '25 11:45pm
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£900.00 |
Rookhow, Grizedale Cumbria
Rusland
Rookhow
LA12 8LA
You can find information about the accommodation here:
https://rookhow.org.uk/accommodation
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