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Forest School Leader Role - Coggle Diagram
Forest School Leader Role
Practical Responsibilities
Safety and Cleanliness of tools
Availability of First Aid Kit
Safety Sweep every day
Checking of days weather
Checking of pupils weather appropriate clothing
Awareness of pupils medical needs
Removal of unsafe wood
Roping off of areas unsuitable for pupil use
Resources gathered and ready before session
Holistic Developmental Responsibilities
Resilience
Build resilience when failing
Develop problem solving skills
Confidence
Build physical confidence, improving coordination (fine and gross)
Build confidence in own abilities
Build confidence in staff that can help them
Independence
Helping pupils to go at own pace
Support them to make their own choices
Develop self-advocacy skills
Creativity
Develop new avenues of creativity using the outdoor environment
Social Skills
Teamwork
Worker
Creative
Facilitator
Leadership
Developing a sense of belonging in a group
Friendship
Initiation
Development
Maintenance
Self-regulation
Help to develop ways to physically regulate
Ease of anxiety
Help to settle into a new school environment
Help to build trust with staff
Risk Development Responsibilities
Help develop pupils identification of risk
Develop pupils ability to assess risk severity
Develop risk mitigation skills
Good Practice Responsibilities
Being sure that all support staff read/signed Forest School Handbook
Keeping up to date with Forest School practices
Updating Handbook
Updating Risk Assessment
Updating 3 year plan
Access to the Outdoors Responsibilities
Ensuring site is safe for pupil use
Ensuring pupils are prepared adequately with correct clothing, sun protection and equipment
Keeping myself healthy and fit for work to ensure sessions run
Regular Session Responsibilities
Keeping myself healthy and fit for work to ensure sessions run
Ensure that the timetable offers weekly sessions for each group