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3.1- Assignment (Unit 4): Creating a Forest Schools Handbook
Myself and Katherine Green worked on our Forest School Handbook for our site. Please find below.

Naomi Harvey
Aug 16, 20241 min read
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3.3 (Unit 3) Encouraging Behaviour that is Appropriate at Forest School
Behavioural management within Forest school requires a careful and thoughtful approach that aligns with the ethos of outdoor, child-led...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 14, 20245 min read
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3.1 & 3.2- Assignment (Unit 3): Describe how external and internal impacts such as biology, environment, age, gender, nutrition, education and disability can impact on social behaviour.
The behaviour we observe during our sessions in Forest school is crucial for us to try and understand, including the science behind some...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 13, 20248 min read
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3.2- Assignment (Unit 4): The Process of Managing Risk
In a world of helicopter parents and children wrapped up in cotton wool we need to start opening children up to the world of risk, this...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 12, 20245 min read
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3.3- Assignment (Unit 4): Produce relevant risk assessment and risk-benefit assessment for own Forest School sessions
When I started this assignment, I automatically thought of the obvious "slips, trips and fall" however, after watching the wildly...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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2.2- Assignment (Unit 4): Developing a 3 Year Management Plan for the Sustainability for Your Site
Working alongside Ernest Cook Trust and the other member of staff completing this course, a 3 year management plan was developed for the...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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2.1- Assignment (Unit 4): Assess the ecological impact of running a Forest School Programme on own siteÂ
What we can do to minimise the effect on space. Currently we only visit the site once a week for one term, so for about 6-7 weeks, and...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 11, 20243 min read
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Unit 3 2.5 Assignment: Explain ways in which Forest School fosters resilient, confident, independent and creative learners.
With Forest school being a child-led holistic approach to learning this allows a child to be independent and to create their own...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 11, 20246 min read
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2.4- Assignment (Unit 3): Explain how Forest School promotes self-esteem and emotional intelligence 
As we have learnt in the previous assignments, Forest School promotes a holistic approach to learning and as a result promotes...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 11, 202412 min read
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Unit 3 Section 2.3 How is holistic development facilitated through Forest School?
Picture - Dan Hoye - Instagram As discussed in my last blog, SPICES Â is something we are able to focus on and base our sessions on to...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 10, 20245 min read
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2.2- Assignment (Unit 3): Outline the concept of holistic development
When lesson planning for forest school we use a holistic approach. We do this to help and encourage the holistic development of anyone...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 9, 20246 min read
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2.1- Assignment (Unit 3): Summarise the Forest School approach to learning
ETHOS Forest Schools is an ethos and made up of principles, it is not structured education, it is not standardised testing, it is adapted...

Naomi Harvey
Aug 5, 20246 min read
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(Unit 4): Evaluate 2 pieces of research on Forest School practice
PAPER 1 Play, behaviour, language and social skills: The comparison of a play and a non-play intervention within a specialist school...

Naomi Harvey
Jul 27, 20247 min read
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Unit 4 1.1 Summarise the history of Forest Schools locally, in the UK and internationally.
The concept of Forest Schools can actually be traced all the way back to the 1800’s when Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, a Swiss educational...

Naomi Harvey
Jul 24, 20245 min read
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1.1- Assignment (Unit 3): Summarise 2 recognised learning theories and explain their relevance to a forest school programme
Provide an overview of 2 of your chosen theories- including the name of the theory and the theorist who developed it. Constructive...

Naomi Harvey
Jul 23, 20244 min read
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(Unit 2): Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) for working in a range of situations at Forest School
During any outing with the children, we have our standard First Aid Kit, this includes: Plasters Sterile Dressings and bandages...

Naomi Harvey
Jul 20, 20242 min read
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4.2- Assignment (Unit 1): Explain ways to involve learners in sustainable woodland management
To start this unit, I began by sending out a short survey asking some key questions as suggested to gather responses. Do you enjoy...

Naomi Harvey
Jun 30, 20244 min read
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Explain the sustainability of current and historic woodland management techniques in own location
Historical Woodland Management Techniques. One of the main historical techniques to woodland management is coppicing. This involves...

Naomi Harvey
Jun 24, 20244 min read
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3.1- Assignment (Unit 1): Explain the importance of flora and fauna identification for the Forest Schools leader
Section 1: To recognise how the natural space may influence us. When using our forest school space, we need to understand the nature...

Naomi Harvey
Jun 12, 20245 min read
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