Duration
2 Days (16 hours)
09:30 – 18:30
Cost
£160.00
Discounts for groups
Locations
Sussex, Kent
& Hampshire
East Sussex Course Location
Dates & Booking
Accommodation
Camping is available at £5.00 per night.
Campervan serviced pitch at £18.00 per pitch plus £2.00 per person.
Email address for bookings is – reception@bushywood.org.uk
West Sussex & Hampshire
Dates & Booking
Duncton Village Hall
Duncton
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 OJY
£160.00 per person
£170.00 with camping
6th & 7th December 2023
Order without camping £160.00
Order with one night of camping £170.00
17th & 18th January 2024
Order without camping £160.00
Order with one night of camping £170.00
6th & 7th March 2024
Order without camping £160.00
Order with one night of camping £170.00
17th & 18th April 2024
Order without camping £160.00
Order with one night of camping £170.00
Accommodation
Costs for camping onsite £10.00 for one night.
Bed & Breakfast
10% Discount at The Cricketers, Duncton, Petworth West Sussex, GU28 0LB
£95.00 per night with 10% discount.
Just mention you are doing a first aid course with us.
Call
07766 137977
Kent Courses Location
HANDS OF HOPE CHARITY
Hope Farm Community Garden
Moor Hill
Hawkhurst
Kent
TN18 4QB
What3words
Dates & Booking
Accommodation
Currently, there is no camping available onsite.
Accommodation nearby
https://parkfarmcamping.co.uk/
https://www.royaloakhawkhurst.com/
About Our Forest School First Aid Course
Forest School First Aid is a specific discipline in Emergency Care because it presents the first aider with the unique situation of prolonged care of a patient in a remote setting before medical care can be provided. Also, and more importantly, as much as the first aid provisions are similar with children, they have the ability to deteriorate rapidly. In this situation, the emergency medical services may be difficult to obtain or delayed. Therefore, in light of this, a number of different skills and considerations are required compared to the urban setting.
The knowledge required to provide life saving skills should be made as simple as possible, to allow you to work as best as possible in a stressful situation. Our Forest School First Aid does exactly that!
Included in this course are both adult and paediatric First Aid skills and knowledge.
We have developed our 16-hour Forest School First Aid course to be as practical and as realistic as possible. The life like casualty scenarios really bring the course to life and are a highly effective way of learning how to provide first aid. One of the many unique elements of this course is the proven neuroscience of staying calm in an emergency, skills which are now used by special forces in the Uk & US,
We gradually build up your skills and knowledge backed up by a realistic scenarios putting it all together.
You are assessed on the Forest School First Aid course but it is an ongoing assessment, this removes any of the formal exam nerves.
You will not see a single PowerPoint slide on your course! We have never had a complaint about this one.
Our course is approved by the First Aid Industry Body.
Who is this course for?
Forest School Leaders at any level.
Qualifications
- Forest School First Aid 16 Hours
- Emergency First Aid at Work + Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Duration
- 9.30 – 18.30
Forest School First Aid Course Content
Introduction & Basic Life Support
- Introduction to Outdoor First Aid
- Action and priorities in an Emergency
- Basic Life Support (Adult and Child CPR)
- Airway Management
- Administer First Aid to an Adult or Child who is choking
- Content of First Aid kits
- Primary and Secondary patient assessment
- Management of the unconscious patient (Recovery Position)
Medical Emergencies
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Anaphylaxis
- Diabetes
- Seizures (Epilepsy)
- Asthma
- Dehydration
- Shock
- Sepsis / Meningitis
- Lyme Disease
Trauma Emergencies
- Fractures
- Minor to Major Bleeding & Shock
- Burns
- Head Injuries
- Spinal Injuries
- Hypothermia & Hyperthermia
- Secondary Drowning
- Dental incidents
Forest School First Aid Course locations
We have two amazing training venues where we provide our Forest School First Aid course.
Bushy Wood is an ideal location:
- When you need a course in East Sussex.
- When you require a Forest School First Aid Course in Surrey.
- If you would like a course in London.
- If you have the need for a course in Kent.
Duncton Village Hall may be convenient:
- If you need a course in Hampshire.
- If you require a course in West Sussex.
- If you would like a course in Berkshire.
Hands of Hope may be convenient:
- If you need a course in Kent.
- If you require a course near London.
East Sussex Location
Main Road
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 3LZ
West Sussex & Hampshire
Duncton
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 0JY
Kent Location
HANDS OF HOPE CHARITY
Hope Farm Community Garden
Hawkhurst
Kent
TN18 4QB
Forest School First Aid Course at your venue
In order to arrange a Forest School First Aid course booking at your site, a minimum requirement of six candidates will be required. The training can be delivered at your own venue anywhere in the UK. Please contact us for a quote.



Antigone Nikiteas –
I just wanted to write and say thank you so much for a really interesting, engaging and informative two days doing the outdoor first aid course. Of all the first aid courses I’ve done this has left me the most enthused and empowered to feel like I know what I need for my first aid kit and what help I can provide in the unfortunate event of needing to give first aid.
The way the two of you brought scenarios to life with very realistic acting and props, whilst talking through processes clearly and inviting group interactivity has really helped those all important messages and knowledge sink in. I really appreciated hearing you’re real life stories as well.
One particular element that I was impressed with was your focus on mental health throughout the course. It is the first, first aid course I have done where the mental health impact on both the victim of an event and particularly yourself as first aider has been thought about and the suggestions you gave for managing this were both practical and thoughtful.
I also especially appreciated how relaxed the course was in terms of not stressing about detailed technique because that is not realistic. The learn and evaluate as we go approach really made me feel at ease and because I wasn’t stressing about being ‘tested’, it made me more open to absorbing the information and more confident to engage.
Finally and on a more personal note, I am so glad I was doing your course as my first two days away from my 10 month old baby. Honestly, I was dreading it, but given all of the above – the relaxed atmosphere, how engaging and interactive the content was – I couldn’t have asked for a more positive distraction. And I am now really excited to share this knowledge and skills with my son when he is a little older. Thank you for being so caring and empathic to this particular circumstance throughout the course.
Antigone Nikiteas
Cassie Turvill-smith –
Fantastic! The trainers are amazing, really knowledgeable and make the training fun and informative. Would highly recommend! The best first aid course I’ve been on.
Marion –
The scenarios we took part in and the way the course was taught made you feel much more confident about your ability to deal with a first aid emergency.
Samantha Cross –
This is the second time I have trained with Andy and Sean. Both times they have been fantastic. They are not interested in blinding you with complicated technique, rather they are passionate about making First Aid really accessible with methods that are effective and most importantly- memorable