Ineed an additional qualification to teach pupils outside… it’s a legal requirement!’ This is a myth that The Outdoor Teacher founder Marina Robb debunks on a handout produced with South Downs National Park. ‘When you’re a trained early years practitioner, you work with groups all the time so you’re entirely qualified to work outdoors,’ she says.
However, a vast range of outdoor teaching qualifications do exist from Level 1 up to post-graduate. If you want to gain a qualification in this field, what criteria can help you decide which to choose?
The main reason people take up such qualifications is to gain confidence, says Ms Robb. ‘A lot of teacher training doesn’t include experience or ideas about outdoor learning. The main barrier is confidence.’
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