Start date for the coming year: August 1st 2024 The award at level 8 is a qualification designed to enable learners to independently lead Forest School and Outdoor Learning sessions. Learners will be secure in the knowledge and skills of being in the forest and the outdoors and will be confident to communicate these skills to others. The approach to learning is to focus on the person holistically within the forest and outdoor environment to their mutual benefit. The course is based in woodland surrounding our Barony campus. The course has a taught element run over the equivalent of ten days, with additional time required to complete assessments, documentation and the planning and delivery of a programme of six Forest School sessions. Learners should complete the full course within one year of completing the taught element. To achieve this qualification, learners are also required to complete an Outdoor First Aid qualification, which is available through SRUC if required. Duration: 12 months (with ten days of face-to-face delivery)