by Gareth Davies | 25 Jul, 2019 | Members' news, News
Dear FSA Members, ARE YOU ON THE MAP? Thank you for being a member of the FSA. We really do appreciate it. Together we are better able to advocate for Forest School. Over the past few months I have been investigating how to improve the FSA membership system. Weeks of...
by Gareth Davies | 9 Jul, 2019 | Members' news, News
Dear Local Group representatives / committee members / online group administrators, ACTION REQUIRED As was discussed at the last local group representatives meeting on 27th June, I am working on a big overhaul of the FSA membership system. The current system is very...
by Gareth Davies | 25 Jun, 2019 | Members' news, News
I am delighted to be able to inform members that the FSA has been allocated a grant of £82,000 by the Ashden Trust. This grant has been made so that the FSA may employ a Projects Officer for two years. They will be responsible for delivering FSA projects including:...
by Gareth Davies | 12 Jun, 2019 | News
A request for the views of Forest School Practitioners and Senior Leaders. I am a FSA Endorsed Forest School Trainer and a postgraduate student in the Department of Education at the University of York. I would like to gather your views on the contribution of Forest...
by Gareth Davies | 5 Jun, 2019 | FSA produced guidance notes, FSA Resources, Guidance Note, KB Subject
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by Gareth Davies | 16 May, 2019 | Members' news, News
Further to the FSA policy statement of 1st February 2018, the FSA will recognise the following Forest School qualifications under the FSA Recognised Forest School Provider scheme once it re-opens in the summer Qualifications awarded before 1st December 2018 All Level...
by Gareth Davies | 15 May, 2019 | Guest Blog, Members' news
If you have anything that you would like to share in our guest blog please contact [email protected] The FSA occasionally gets questions around the topic of smoke inhalation at Forest School. The FSA does not have a specific policy on this issue but...
by Gareth Davies | 8 Apr, 2019 | News
Woodlands Awards 2019 have been announced – and are now open for entries. You can see the details here The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2019. There is a category called ‘Best Forest Schools’. Yes, we know Forest School isn’t about needing...
by Gareth Davies | 25 Mar, 2019 | Members' news
FSA members met on Saturday 23rd March at Spitalfields City Farm, London, between 1pm and 2pm for the annual general meeting. 7 directors attended and 1 other FSA member attended in addition to FSA staff. Lily Horseman (Chair) presented the annual report and Jon Cree...
by Gareth Davies | 21 Mar, 2019 | News
Putting the Forestry into Forest Education Thursday 4th April 2019 10am to 4:30pm Rosliston Forestry Centre, Derbyshire ‘I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.’ Henry David Thoreau Bringing together teachers, forest school practitioners,...
