Coastal School Leader Level 3 

This qualification can be booked as an accredited top-up unit for Forest School Level 3 practitioners (accredited by Agored Cymru),  as a non accredited course for information and upskilling.

You can become a Coastal School Leader from scratch by completing part of the Forest School course and then the three days Coastal School Leader course.

​Please note, for the accredited and non accredited top up course,  the only difference is the accreditation at the end and a price difference.

Entry Qualifications Required for accredited course:

• must be over 18.
• have a minimum 2 years experience working with groups outdoors.
• hold a Level 3 Forest School qualification.
• a potential group to work with (maximum size 16 participants) to deliver six Coastal School sessions.
• Suitable coastal location.

Entry Qualifications Required for non accredited course:

• Must be over 18.

Course Content Summary:

(One unit, delivered over three days)

• Tides; how to read them and use them in your planning along with other environmental factors. 
• Ecology; Essential plant and animal identification, native and invasive.   
• Practical ideas.
• Plant and animal identification.
• Establishing Coastal School activities suitable for your beach.
• Outdoor practical skills, beach fires and shelters suited to your beach or coastal activities that work, and how to lead sessions.   
• Health & Safety on the coast; Risk assessments, current marine hazards and plastic pollution.
• Preparing your CS Handbook – What you need to include including policies and procedures.   
• Planning, implementing and evaluating Coastal School sessions.