Supporting Additional Learning Needs Outdoors. Level 3

Course Content Summary:

This 4 day course is aimed at those who have extensive experience in delivering outdoor learning or those who hold a L3 Forest School qualification.

Useful for youth workers, PRU staff, secondary and primary school staff, especially those working with special educational needs or transitional children.

This course looks at solution focused positive behaviour management in the outdoors, supporting learning of those with mental health issues or disorders and leading an outdoor activity programme. Entry requirements apply to this programme.

This programme is worth 15 credits at Level 3 and includes the following units:

  • Supporting the Learning of children and young people who have mental health issues or disorders.

  • Positive Approaches to understanding and reducing behaviours that challenge.

  • Supporting learning in an educational environment.

  • Communicating with children and young people who have additional learning needs to enhance their learning.

  • Supporting the Learning of Children and Young People who have additional Learning Needs – Health and Safety Requirements.

  • Supporting the Learning of Children and Young People who have additional Learning Needs – Safeguarding and Child Protection Requirements.

Entry Qualifications Required:

Extensive experience in delivering outdoor learning/Forest School or hold a minimum Level 2 qualification or a Level 3 Forest School qualification

18 years or over at the start of the course

First Aid Qualification advised.