The Forest Schools First Aid course is totally integrated with the Forest School ethos, rationale and the unique professional requirements of Forest School workers.
Forest School staff need a 16 hour Outdoor oriented First Aid qualification. This can be met by completing an Outdoor First Aid course but this is not especially geared to the Forest School environment.
In its Guidance note – First Aid for Forest School, the Forest School Association (FSA) strongly recommends that a Level 3 qualified Forest School Practitioner holds a current first aid qualification as covered in the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) statement of good practice for Outdoor First Aid at Band 3.
This 4 Minutes Forest School First Aid course meets the criteria laid out. This course would also meet the criteria laid out for Level 2 and Level 1 qualified Forest School Assistants.
This course is aligned with the Institute of Outdoor Learning’s Statement of Good Practice for Outdoor First Aid at Band 3
Add a 12-hour Paediatric First Aid qualification. (OFSTED / EYFS compliant)
If you need to hold a Paediatric First Aid Certificate as well we can incorporate this into the teaching and all attendees that need it will receive a 12-hour, Ofsted / EYFS compliant Paediatric First Aid Certificate as well. There is an additional fee of £20 per student for this optional qualification.
If not everyone needs to have it you can select & pay for certain learners. It does need to be set up in advance of the course.
£20 PER PERSON
Add a 6-hour Emergency First Aid at Work qualification
If any staff also need to hold a 1-day Workplace First Aid Certificate, this can be incorporated into the syllabus and all attendees that need it will receive a Workplace First Aid Certificate as well. There is an additional fee of £20 per student for this optional qualification.
If not everyone needs to have it you can select & pay for certain learners. It does need to be set up in advance of the course.
£20 PER PERSON
Students that pass will be awarded with a 4 Minutes 16 hour Forest School First Aid Certificate valid for 3 years. Certificates are provided in PDF form to allow easy sharing and may be printed out for framing.
About our Forest School First Aid course
Delivery
Topics include: roles & responsibilities, adult/child/infant specific treatments, dealing with collapse (with and without breathing), choking, bleeding, shock, major illnesses, torso and limb injuries, environmental effects, heat and cold injuries, using first aid kit, outdoor specific scenarios, outdoor incident management and looking after a casualty for more than 10 minutes.
This course is designed to provide outdoor incident management skills. Typical delivery methods are predominantly practical, with elements occurring out of doors in outdoor clothing and on various terrains.
Please note that the pricing assumes that the course is run on consecutive days. There may be additional costs if the days are not consecutive
Did you know we also sell a Forest School First Aid kit?
Everything you need as a core First Aid kit in a handy wipe-down shoulder bag
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Need an Outdoor First Aid course?
The 16 hour Forest School First Aid course is an adapted 16 hour Outdoor First Aid course and meets the Outdoor First Aid requirements (apart from some minor stuff which can be added in if we know). If you are looking for an Outdoor First Aid course then consider our Forest School First Aid course, however make sure that your Organisation will recognise it as an Outdoor course before you sign up.
Here is a course content matrix comparing the two if that helps
Additional resources
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