by Gareth Davies | 11 May, 2021 | Members' news, News, Uncategorized
The FSA is managed by a board that can have up to twelve full members on it at any one time. There will be five vacant positions on the board at the 2021 AGM. This year only existing directors will be standing for election because their term is up. In addition, we...
by Nic Harding | 6 May, 2021 | Members' news, News
At the FSA conference in October 2021 It is hoped that up to 300 delegates will meet to engage in professional conversation, skills enhancement and collaborative thinking.Do you have a product or service that would be of interest to this pool of skilled educators? If...
by Nic Harding | 6 May, 2021 | Members' news, News
‘Climate of Hope- Sustainable Forest School’ will be the focus of the 2021 FSA National Conference at The Hillend Outdoor Education Centre, Eynsham road, Farmoor, Oxfordshire. We are looking for inspirational people who can facilitate practical and theoretical...
by Gareth Davies | 10 Mar, 2021 | News
The next Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Forest School Association (FSA) will be held on Saturday 22nd May 2021, via an online Zoom meeting between 11:00 and 12:00. The decision to hold the AGM online has been taken because of continuing uncertainty over what...
by Gareth Davies | 4 Feb, 2021 | Members' news, News
It’s not always easy for an independent practitioner to obtain a DBS check, and, in this day and age, no DBS certificate equals no work. Never fear though, as you would expect, the FSA has the answer. We are working with Adventure Plus, which is a DBS umbrella body,...
by Nic Harding | 21 Jan, 2021 | Members' news, News
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP WITH A PIECE OF FOREST SCHOOL RESEARCH? Are you a Teacher and Forest School Leader?I am researching teachers views and experiences of Forest School both personal and professional and I am currently looking for participants. I know teachers are...
by Gareth Davies | 20 Jan, 2021 | FSA Administration, Internal policies and procedures, News
Applicants to the current FSA Recognised FS Provider scheme must meet our first aid benchmark (taken from band 3 in the Outdoor First Aid Training guide published by the IOL) which is that their course is: 16 hours + with an outdoor element + with a paediatric element...
by Nic Harding | 14 Jan, 2021 | Members' news, News
‘Climate of Hope- Sustainable Forest School’ will be the focus of the 2021 FSA National Conference at The Hillend Outdoor Education Centre, Eynsham road, Farmoor, Oxfordshire. We are looking for inspirational people who can facilitate practical and...
by Gareth Davies | 11 Dec, 2020 | Members' news, News
We are really excited to announce that the Agored Cymru Level 3 qualification ‘Certificate in Leading Forest School‘ is now fully supported by the FSA. We are very grateful to members of the ‘Outdoor Learning Network for Wales’ who have worked with us to...
by Gareth Davies | 3 Dec, 2020 | Forest School set up administration and finance, FSA produced guidance notes, FSA Resources, Guidance Note, KB Subject, News, Planning and delivering Forest School, Promoting Quality Forest School
FREE Booklet The FSA are delighted to release the first in a series of new, free to download, booklets that support Forest School practitioners and participants in taking their first steps on the Forest School journey. ‘How to set up a Forest School from the...
