by An-Ex-Member | 14 Jan, 2016 | Members' news, News
The woodland trust along with 48 other conservation and cultural organisations launched today, 13th January 2016, the campaign for a new charter for trees in 2017. As FS practitioners we all stand up for trees and woods, so having the clarion call in the form of a...
by An-Ex-Member | 12 Jan, 2016 | Members' news, News
For all FS practitioners who have strong feelings about the government’s policies in early years and early interventions to improve life chances. There is a current consultation by one of the select committees that closes at the end of February. If you wish to...
by An-Ex-Member | 21 Dec, 2015 | Members' news, News
The Department for Education in England is proposing a new registration and inspection system for out of school settings which centres on keeping children safe and safeguarding issues. If any FS providers who are in such a position wish to respond to the...
by Forest School Association | 16 Dec, 2015 | Green Man, Members' news
It’s hard to escape noticing that it’s that festive time of year again. Indeed, in schools it is like an annual endurance competition that starts after summer and climaxes this week with a relay of nativity plays, carol concerts and complaints from the cleaning staff...
by Forest School Association | 1 Dec, 2015 | Members' news
The FSA website seems very sluggish today (Tuesday 1st December). No changes have been made so it is probably a web hosting problem. They usually get resolved within a day. Please give pages a little longer than normal to resolve. Webmaster
by Forest School Association | 24 Nov, 2015 | Green Man, Members' news
Who is The Green Man? Contact The Green Man “Be the change in the world you want to see.” (Gandhi) For me, this quote sums up the heart of what Forest School is about. It’s transformative potential to empower individuals all hangs on the verb ‘to be’. How can...
by Forest School Association | 24 Nov, 2015 | Members' news, News
The FSA has a new occasional opinion columnist. The Green Man is a member of the FSA who wishes to remain anonymous for the purpose of this column. His opinions are not necessarily shared by the FSA board or members. He has a special FSA member account set up so that...
by An-Ex-Member | 19 Nov, 2015 | Members' news, News
Stuart Welby of Manor House Forest School in Kent makes links with China and supports the set up of forest school to inject some creativity into the Chinese education system, please see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2GhG4nxJUc
by An-Ex-Member | 9 Nov, 2015 | Members' news, News
Woodland Trust Community Tree Packs The Woodland Trust’s Spring Community Tree Packs are available to groups for planting this Spring. The trees will be delivered March 2016 for Spring. Find out more on here:...
by Forest School Association | 27 Oct, 2015 | Members' news, News
Institute of Outdoor Learning staff have added up the votes cast in the 2015 election for FSA directors. These are a combination of votes by email and votes cast at the AGM last weekend. The results are as follows. Number of eligible voters = 661 Number of voters = 63...
