Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders (RQF)

Key Points

• Qualify as a Forest School Leader with an approved Forest School Association qualification
• Learn how to plan and deliver a Forest School programme
• Achieve a Level 3 Certificate qualification
• Includes a practical placement
• Provides 8 UCAS Tariff Points
• Start and study at any time

About Your Qualification

The Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders qualification has been designed to deliver the necessary skills and knowledge you will need to run a Forest School Programme and is supported by the Forest School Association. Learning consists of online theory and gathering your own portfolio of evidence in a forest school setting.

Over the course of five units, this online qualification covers how to set up and run a Forest School programme, how to facilitate groups in a learner-centred way and how to manage a Forest School site in a sustainable way.

All the material is readily available once you enrol, so you’re able to start right away! This course includes a mandatory practical placement, which you will need to arrange yourself. The placement you arrange can be organised and completed at any point in the course.

UCAS Status

Learners looking to go to university or continue their training at a Higher Education (HE) provider after completing one of our Level 3 animal courses will benefit from UCAS Points.

All our Level 3 animal qualifications are allocated a certain number of UCAS Tariff Points, ranging from 8 to 48 points. These are used to meet entry requirements for higher education establishments. So, if you are keen to pursue the next stage of your career, this Level 3 course will help you achieve it.

Getting Started

learndirect is the UK's leading online course provider. Our online courses and qualifications give you the flexibility to engage with your studies whenever suits you best.

The benefit of online learning means that you can plan your studies around your existing commitments. So, you're able to progress with your learning in a way that works for you, without the stressful balancing act. With no classes to attend or a timetable to stick to, you're in control of the pace and place of your learning.

What's more, we have dedicated and experienced online tutors to support you throughout your qualification, as well as all the material being readily available as soon as you enrol, so you're able to start right away.