Volunteering with us contributes to all aspects of FSSNPT and offers great rewards.
Supporting staff leaders and assistants in the provision of a safe caring stimulating and enriching environment for all forest school participants
Why should I consider becoming a volunteer?
Make a difference to the lives of children and young people, helping them feel a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around them
Be part of a team providing unique opportunities, supporting holistic development and learning through fun experiences in our beautiful woodland settings
Help children, young people and adults feel good about themselves. Forest School helps boost self-esteem and confidence and develops practical skills
Many of our volunteers have pursued careers in Forest Schools, teaching and outdoor learning environments
Experience your own increased wellbeing and improved physical and mental health through interaction with nature
Observing and contributing to the increased wellbeing of those interacting with the Forest School
Become part of a wonderful, supportive, and fun team
Develop new friendships
Try new things and develop your own skills e.g. tools, fires, native plants, cooking.
It was therapeutic to revisit childhood in a different way from my own or my daughter’s. It added an element to my weekly routine that was missing from other things I did. Basically it gladdened my heart a bit.
I started volunteering with Forest School SNPT when I moved back to the area. It was a perfect way for me to start learning about Forest School after my interest was piqued from helping at sessions in my previous work at a nursery/with girl guides, and really helped me to meet lots of new lovely people and feel less lonely in my new community.
Forest School SNPT is such a great place to volunteer for as the Forest School Leaders and Assistants you’ll meet are so kind and passionate about what they do, and will go out of their way to make you feel welcome and to support you in developing knowledge on how Forest School as an educational setting is so great for children and young people.
I enjoyed volunteering with Forest School SNPT so much that I soon did my level 2 training to be a Forest School assistant. The training opened up a new avenue for me. A local school was looking for a teaching assistant with outdoor learning or Forest School knowledge and I have been working there now for more than 10 years. The experience and training with Forest School SNPT has been highly valuable to this role.
My experience with Forest School SNPT has been hugely beneficial for me as I have developed skills which I wouldn’t have in an indoor educational setting, become more social and confident in myself, and been able to write about my experience on CVs (helping me to show that I have a variety of experiences in educational settings). For all of these reasons, I highly recommend volunteering with Forest School SNPT!
I stumbled across Forest School SNPT at an event about 14 years ago and couldn’t believe there could actually be a job like it! It was and still is my dream job.
