by Nic Harding | 19 Jan, 2023 | Members' news, News
Tragedy and legal repercussions By Sarah Lawfull FSA Chair and FSA Endorsed Trainer Last week Newcastle City Council was found negligent in failing to carry out remedial works on a willow tree in a school playground with tragic consequences. A six-year-old girl...
by Nic Harding | 11 Jan, 2023 | Members' news, News
Caylin Gans Reading Growing a Forest School from the roots up was like having the privilege of sitting around the fire with a group of knowledgeable and experienced Forest School leaders and trainers I look up to (and some of whom I know personally!). I could hear...
by Gareth Davies | 27 Oct, 2022 | Conference, FSA Resources, KB Subject, KB tag, News, Research
Important lessons about the richness of the theoretical underpinnings of Forest School thatcould inform our future … By Sara Knight, October 2022 For those who don’t know me, I’m the FS leader that writes. And rabbits. I have delivered at least 20...
by Nic Harding | 25 Oct, 2022 | Members' news, News, Wednesday Webinars
Want to boost your native tree ID skills this winter? Do you struggle to know your alders from your elders? James Kendall, Bushcraft Instructor, Forest School Leader and author of The Complete Tree ID Course, will be our guest presenter for this live webinar where you...
by Gareth Davies | 27 Sep, 2022 | Conference, FSA Resources, News
We are delighted to share the 2022 National Forest School Conference booklet. This is a resource for people attending the conference in Danbury, Essex. It contains some great material, so we are making it publically available. Conference booklet...
by Nic Harding | 15 Sep, 2022 | Members' news, News
Link to register for the In the thicket – No Fear with Tim Gill The debate about risk and outdoor play and learning has moved on in recent years, with Forest School at the forefront of a more risk-positive ethos. Yet anxieties and unanswered questions remain. Does...
by Nic Harding | 2 Sep, 2022 | Conference, Members' news, News, Uncategorized
This year’s conference lineup is absolutely fantastic, your biggest problem is going to be choosing which of these fantastic workshops you want to book! Workshop bookings have gone live and places are booking up fast. So don’t delay, book your conference...
by Gareth Davies | 11 Jul, 2022 | Members' news, News
With the help of Margaret Armitage and our friends at AdventurePlus we have been able to offer this invaluable service to our members for the last five years. It has proved very popular and successful, with over 150 applications in the last year. Unfortunately, our...
by Nic Harding | 8 Jul, 2022 | Members' news, News
Forest bathing is the practice of immersing yourself in nature in a mindful way. Using your senses and being in awareness has a range of proven benefits for physical, mental and spiritual health. The idea took birth in Japan in the 1980s where it is known as...
by Nic Harding | 22 Jun, 2022 | Conference, News
The FSA conference is attended by around 350 delegates and workshop providers each year. Your advert could be placed in our conference booklet containing schedules and activities for the weekend. This is a great place to showcase products and services to our delegates...