Forest School delivered with registered partner providers in a natural outdoor setting. Young people develop problem-solving, teamwork, independence and resilience through guided outdoor experiences, away from the pressure of a traditional classroom.
Forest School is delivered in partnership with registered Forest School providers. Sessions take place in a natural outdoor setting and follow recognised Forest School principles: learner-led exploration, achievable risk, and regular, repeated contact with the same outdoor space over time. Activities include shelter building and nature-based teamwork tasks appropriate to age and ability. Sessions are led by the partner provider’s qualified Forest School leader, and tool use and fire-lighting are only introduced by a leader holding a recognised Forest School leader qualification.
Away from the four walls of a classroom, many young people who struggle to engage indoors find a different kind of focus and confidence outdoors. Every session is planned around a written, activity-specific risk assessment covering weather, tools, terrain and staff ratios.
Achievable outdoor challenges that build a genuine sense of accomplishment.
Young people who become dysregulated or disengaged in a traditional classroom environment.
Group-based outdoor tasks that build cooperation and communication naturally.
An open, sensory-rich environment that can suit young people who find indoor settings overstimulating.
Every outdoor session runs to a written risk assessment covering weather, tool use, fire safety and terrain, with a minimum of two staff present. Tool-based and fire-lighting activity is only led by a partner leader holding a recognised Forest School leader qualification. We only work with partner providers who hold current public liability insurance, Enhanced DBS checks and safeguarding training.
Forest School is delivered by partner providers, but L-Fit Pathways retains responsibility for safeguarding and for each young person’s plan, under the direct oversight of our joint Designated Safeguarding Leads, Adam Byrne and Craig Lloyd, both Level 5 Safeguarding/DSL trained and Enhanced DBS checked, in line with KCSIE 2026 and our full Safeguarding & Compliance framework.
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