ITC Level 3 Award in Forest School Leaders
Marston Church School Room
Marston Church School Room, St Mary's Church, Marston-On-Dove, Derbyshire, England, DE65 5GB · Get directions///ridge.motivator.unicornsTue 20 Oct 2026, 9.00am - 5.00pm
Week one 5 days 19th - 23rd October 2026 (includes session delivery assessment day 5)
Ongoing Portfolio support
Week Two 3 days 17th March (Practical Assessment) 18th - 19th March Mandatory Forest School First Aid included in fee
All based at The School Room Marston Church near Derby, Great access, parking, male and female toilets, fully stocked kitchen. Hot and Cold refreshments and snacks provided throughout the course.
Delivered by Matt Jackson RN Nurse Assessor, Centre Manager The Bosk Rural Learning Hub, Registered Centre ITC First.
Delivered by Steve Greaves of Steve Greaves Outdoors
This qualification is composed of 5 units.
Topics include:
Unit 1: Woodland structure, identification of flora and fauna, and sustainable woodland management at Forest School.
Unit 2: Deliver, assess and evaluate a Forest School programme.
Unit 3: Application of learning and development theory, understanding of impact of behaviour to learning and development, holistic learning and development at Forest School.
Unit 4: The development of Forest School ethos supported by policies and procedures and understanding the ecological impact when planning a Forest School Programme.
Unit 5: Facilitating a range of woodland skills, including campfire management appropriate to a Forest School Programme.
Assessment tasks will result in each candidate producing a portfolio of evidence meeting each assessment criteria in each unit.
Typical qualification support includes:
Attendance at an event at an approved ITC Centre
96 guided learning hours - for the FSA to recognise the qualification, 80% of the guided learning hours must be delivered face-to-face in a forest school context, i.e. not online
Assessed by a portfolio of evidence generated by Centre devised assessment tasks
Mentor support
Successful completion will result in the candidate gaining an ITC level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders
Full Qualification spec HERE