Professional Development

In these times of change and pressure, are you looking for inspiring ways of working with children and young people in the outdoors?

Are you looking for motivation and inspiration?

Bishops Wood provides a stimulating, high quality environment for training with excellent indoor facilities and access to a number of habitats including oak woodland, meadows and a number of experimental environmental buildings.

• Courses for Positive Environmental Change  -  a  dynamic programme of intensive short courses aimed at all educators
• Global learning and Sustainability programme run in conjunction with TIDE~global learning ranging from one day courses to in-depth work with colleagues spanning an academic year
• Forest School Leader training
• Team Building
• Training in your workplace

Our courses:

• Are run by trainers who are experts in their own fields
• Look at teaching and learning in a practical and holistic way
• Support schools and other education establishments in delivering their curriculum, in particular PSHE, Citizenship, Well Being and social / emotional literacy
• Will help support teaching and learning in the core subjects of literacy and numeracy
• concentrate on how education and community development practice can help practitioners involve communities in sustainable development
• Will help you gain skills, knowledge and understanding that can be applied to your work, and often your home life!
• Will introduce the latest thoughts and practice in the subject(s) within in each course
• Support NVQ's and professional development (CPD) in the field of environmental training. The courses will also support CPD in the workplace of environmental workers
• Are fun, relaxing and informative!
•  Lunch and refreshments included

We can forward you information about local bed and breakfast accommodation if required.