by Gareth Davies | 28 Feb, 2017 | FSA Administration, FSA Policy Statements and Actions
The FSA has released a policy statement and supporting guidance notes regarding UK Awarding Bodies offering Forest School qualifications. Any OFQUAL recognised Awarding Body is able to offer accredited Forest School awards. It is a fairly simple matter for them to...
by Gareth Davies | 28 Feb, 2017 | FSA Administration, FSA Policy Statements and Actions
The FSA have been approached by a number of individuals in the Forest School sector asking for clarification about the intellectual property rights and ownership of the term ‘Forest Schools’. The Intellectual Property Office have today confirmed that...
by Gareth Davies | 28 Feb, 2017 | FSA Administration, FSA Policy Statements and Actions
The directors of the FSA agreed that, as per Intellectual Property Office guidelines, terms that are generic for this sector should not be trademarked by any organisation. The directors also agreed that, as the UK wide professional body for Forest School, the FSA has...
by Gareth Davies | 28 Feb, 2017 | FSA Administration, FSA Policy Statements and Actions
Submission made by the FSA Purpose and Quality of Education Parliamentary inquiry 2016 FSA response
by Gareth Davies | 28 Feb, 2017 | FSA Administration, FSA and Members in the Press
I nice article about Forest School in the Guardian on Tuesday 9th December. The FSA is referenced but unfortunately it says that we put people through Forest School Training, which of course we do not. You can read the full article by clicking the link below. Forest...
by Gareth Davies | 28 Feb, 2017 | FSA Administration, FSA and Members in the Press
How can teachers introduce forest school principles to their curriculum? Lucy Ward Guardian – Green schools, Teacher’s blog Tuesday 13 May 2014 07.00 BST
by Gareth Davies | 28 Feb, 2017 | FSA Administration, FSA and Members in the Press
Very interesting discussion about Forest School on this local radio station show aimed at parents, including interviews with our own Sara Knight. It went out on 26th september between 8pm – 9pm. The action starts at 10 min 50 seconds. Listen to the...
by Gareth Davies | 18 Feb, 2017 | Members' news, News
The FSA website has had a major update to its look and feel. Lots more to be done over the coming months, particularly to the resources area, but I hope that you like it.
by Gareth Davies | 17 Jan, 2017 | Conference, Members' news, News
The 2017 national Forest School conference will be held at Glyndwr University, Northop campus, North Wales over the weekend 7th – 9th July. Date for your diary … more information to follow.
by Gareth Davies | 26 Dec, 2016 | FSA in the press, Members' news, News
Our CEO, Gareth Davies, has joined leading authors, educationalists and child-development experts in signing a letter to the government urging them to take immediate action to reverse the decline in self directed outdoors play and and to introduce national guidelines...
