About Forest
Schools
How Forest Schools has developed in
Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull.
Forest Schools began in Warwickshire
supported by the County Council (see Warwickshire pages) in
partnership with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. In 2006,
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust was successful in bidding for a
Heritage Lottery Grant in partnership with Warwickshire County
Council, Coventry City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough
Council for a £327,000, three year project. The project, which
began in 2007, recruited three Forest Schools coordinators for the
three areas. These coordinators have worked to promote Forest
Schools in the three areas and encourage educational professionals
to train to become Forest Schools leaders. Over the three years of
the project 90 new Forest School leaders have been trained.
Beyond the Lottery funding, Forest Schools
in the local area continues to grow. In 2012, Warwickshire Wildlife
Trust decided to hand over it's Forest Schools training programme
to two local companies Wild Learning; www.wild-learning.com and Get
Out Of The Classroom; www.getoutoftheclassroom.com who together,
continue working across Warwickshire, Coventry, Solihull and in the
Midlands to deliver quality Forest Schools training and support for
Forest School Leaders.
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