History of Forest School in Shropshire
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Shropshire Council has been nurturing Forest School in the county since 2002. This is when a steering group formed, with representatives from the former Shropshire County Council's Early Years and Childcare team, local woodland owners and environmental educators. Since then, this group has become registered as a Forest Education Initiative Cluster Group and this organisation has been instrumental in developing a Forest School network across England.
The Shropshire Early Years Development Childcare Partnership (EYDCP) provided funding for a two year pilot project. This involved establishing an exemplar Shropshire County Council Forest School site, to the south of Shrewsbury, and delivering Forest School sessions to local schools and settings. A Forest School co-ordinator was employed with two Forest School leaders to deliver sessions at the exemplar site.
Due to the success of this pilot project, Shropshire Council has now employed a permanent Forest School Development Officer who works with a team of Forest School Leaders delivering Forest School sessions at exemplar sites in Shropshire.
Shropshire Council delivers OCN Forest School Training.