by Nic Harding | 3 Feb, 2022 | Members' news, News, Uncategorized
Post by Jo Phillips The Nature Premium is a simple idea yet radical one. To ensure that nature is threaded through every part of every child’s education, from the early years throughout secondary school. The evidence is abundant in respect of health and...
by Nic Harding | 2 Dec, 2021 | Members' news, News
Lily Horseman Storm Arwen has had a huge impact on many woodland sites across the UK this week. Leaving a trail of uprooted trees and tangles of brash. This is a shocking experience for those of us who know the sites and individual trees well and it has lots of...
by Gareth Davies | 19 Sep, 2021 | Members' news, News
Hello All, ***Sorry folks – We tried our best, worked over the weekend to make it happen, but we will not be able to get the new book delivered to the conference for sale. We expect there to be proofs available for people to see.*** We are working flat out to...
by Gareth Davies | 16 Sep, 2021 | Members' news, News
The FSA was fortunate enough to receive a grant from the Ashden Trust in 2019 to develop a very important project for our community. That is a web app that would allow large numbers of Forest School leaders and their participants to generate a national scale stream of...
by Gareth Davies | 14 Sep, 2021 | FSA Administration, FSA Policy Statements and Actions, KB Subject, News
The FSA was approached by Birnbeck Insurance with a question about loose parts play at Forest School. The question was whether or not ‘loose parts play’ involving man-made materials was a core part of Forest School? The question had arisen because of an...
by An-Ex-Member | 1 Sep, 2021 | Conference, Members' news, News
Have you missed face to face CPD? Meeting Forest School colleagues? Having time to reflect on and celebrate the amazing work that the Forest School community does? The FSA National Conference offers all of this – a bonanza of excellent speakers,...
by Gareth Davies | 20 Aug, 2021 | News
We are pleased to announce that Qualifications Network UK (QNUK) has gained FSA support for their Forest School qualifications. This brings the number of FSA recognised Awarding Organisations to nine. Forest School trainers work through OFQUAL recognised Awarding...
by Nic Harding | 12 Aug, 2021 | Members' news, News
1. When will it take place? 1st -3rd of October 2021 at The Hill End Centre near Oxford. https://hill-end.org/ 2. How much will it cost? Camping tickets are £177; dormitory accommodation ranges from £195-£225. Check out the Hill End website for information on the...
by Nic Harding | 5 Aug, 2021 | Conference, Members' news, News
Children’s Forest & Jo McAndrews- The Sustainability Question Saturday 9.15 Main Marquee This session will be led by Jo McAndrews and a member of the Children’s Forest team. Jo McAndrews is a trained psychotherapist who is passionate about supporting...
by Gareth Davies | 6 Jul, 2021 | News
We welcome Sarah Lawfull as the new Chair of the FSA. Sarah was voted into the role by the FSA directors during the first board meeting (June) following the AGM in May. Sarah has served as an FSA director since January 2018. She is an FSA Endorsed Forest School...
