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The Forest Schools First Aid course is totally integrated with the Forest School ethos, rationale and the unique professional requirements of Forest School workers.

The requirements for Forest School first aid can be met by completing an Outdoor First Aid course. However many groups prefer or require specialist and tailored training involving infants for instance, with a tailored, contextualised approach to content often mixing elements of infant/child/adult training as determined by the group. This training course is designed to provide that flexibility. The content reflects the unique environments in which you work, and the challenges that you can face. It is the course of choice for the professional Forest School practitioner, who wants a custom course designed around their craft and their profession.

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 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)

For those leaders working in an environment where there is a need to hold a Paediatric 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

Add a 6-hour Emergency First Aid at Work qualification

For those leaders working in an environment where there is a need to hold a 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

Forest School

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.

Features

Training requires

  • Minimum tutor contact time of 16 hours (excluding breaks)
  • 1:12 tutor to learner ratio
  • Course must be completed within 9 weeks of starting
  • Each delivery session must be a minimum of 2 hours
  • Successful completion will result in learners gaining a Forest School First Aid certificate.
  • The qualification is revalidated by attending another similar course after 3 years

There are no prerequisite entry requirements for this qualification apart from a minimum of Level 2 written and spoken English

Prospective candidates are to be advised that they should have should have literacy and numeracy competency appropriate for the qualification.

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

Forest School First Aid kit

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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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Certification

All Certificates issued are in electronic (PDF) format. They will be sent to the person (or organisation) that organised the Booking in order for them to be distributed to the student(s).

Course Duration (excluding breaks)

16 hours

Maximum students per course

12

Minimum age

16

Individual Price

£180 + VAT

Group price

£1150 + VAT

Group Pricing assumes that the Client provides a suitable training venue. Click here for venue requirements

Whilst we try and maintain a fixed cost for our courses, our prices may be subject to an additional fuel charge if your location is a distance away from our nearest trainer to you.

There is a £50 supplement per day if that day is a Sunday or Bank Holiday.


All courses are delivered, evaluated and quality assured to meet the new guidelines set out by the HSE in October 2013 and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981 and subsequent 2016 changes.

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.

Schedule is approximate as the course programme may be affected by weather and other factors.

Day 1 – Forest School Emergency Action

  • Be able to assess an emergency situation in a Forest School setting and prioritise what action to take
  • Be able to provide First Aid to an unresponsive casualty in a Forest School setting
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty who is choking
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty with external bleeding
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty who is in shock

Day 2 – Forest School Incident management

  • Be able to apply incident management and casualty assessment principles in a Forest School setting
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting with suspected injuries
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting with an acute medical condition
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting with anaphylaxis
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting with burns or scalds
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting with issues affecting the eyes, ears or nose
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting with suspected poisoning
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
  • Be able to provide First Aid to a casualty in a Forest School setting with minor injuries