What is an FEI Forest School?

Forest Education Initiative (FEI) aims to increase the understanding and appreciation, particularly among young people, of the environmental, social, and economic potential of trees, woodlands and forests and of the link between the tree and everyday...

Setting up a FEI Forest School?

The first step is to train to become a qualified Level 3 Forest School leader - see training section for further details. Establish the needs of your learner group. Find an appropriate local woodland site, and gain the landowner's permission to use...

FEI Forest School locations

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Background to FEI Forest Schools

Forest Schools originated in Europe in the early 20th century as a way of teaching about the natural world. By the 1980s it became part of the Danish early years programme. In 1993 a group of childcare students visiting Denmark witnessed the benefit...

How do I set up an FEI recognised Forest School?

If you wish to set up an FEI recognised Forest School contact you local FEI cluster group with your ideas. If there is no cluster group, you will need to form a cluster group. If you already run a Forest School – ensure that your Forest School...

Training to become a Forest School Leader

To be a Forest School Leader it is important to undertake the necessary training. Level 3 training is available to teachers, support assistants, nurses, nursery nurses, etc, with relevant experience and is the minimum recognised level of training ...

FAQs

Which Training Provider should I use? Most trainers offering Open College Network qualifications in Forest Schools belong to the OCN Forest School Training Network. Please see "Training to become a Forest School Leader" section for more information. ...

Forest School Quality Improvement Framework

Brief History As many of you will know from FEI updates, this project aimed to help improve quality provision within the Forest School (FS) sector through the 'testing and refinement' of a Quality Assurance (QA) framework at five different Pilot Fore...