Coast and Forest Education

Coast and Forest Education Forest School leader & trainer-
Environmental & outdoor experiential education - First Aid -IQA services

Our Lead Tutor, Adrian, brings over 30 years’ experience in environmental education, supported by a professional background in ecology and biological survey work, with specialist expertise in invertebrates and butterflies. Coast and Forest Education delivers high-quality, inspiring outdoor learning opportunities, including Forest School programmes, environmental education and outdoor learning sess

ions across a wide range of habitats. All provision is carefully tailored to meet the specific needs of individual learners, schools and groups. We deliver First Aid and Forest School Leader qualifications through the awarding organisation Qualification Network United Kingdom (QNUK). All courses are regulated and sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). We choose to work with regulated awarding organisations to provide learners with confidence and assurance that qualifications are current, robust and aligned with statutory requirements, including those relevant to OFSTED. This approach also offers assurance to us as a training centre, as we work within a clear quality framework supported by established systems and processes. These include External Quality Assurance, compliance monitoring and the requirement to maintain comprehensive policies and procedures under an Internal Quality Assurance framework. In addition, we provide Internal Quality Assurance services for Forest School and First Aid qualifications.

A wonderful weekend of learning,  discovery and development for a small group of forest school professionals.A   and   f...
02/08/2026

A wonderful weekend of learning, discovery and development for a small group of forest school professionals.

A and first aid course. Admittedly an intensive couple of days but the group performed admirably with great skill development of two days and exhibited a good background knowledge. Well done all.
https://coastandforest.co.uk/training-courses/
Check out our upcoming courses.

Get your first aid skills up to date and refreshed. Tutored by an experienced tutor and assessor with many years outdoor leading experience and volunteer medical role.

02/08/2026
On almost every First Aid course we facilitate, we are asked about Choking Vacuum devices. We provide solely regulated q...
30/07/2026

On almost every First Aid course we facilitate, we are asked about Choking Vacuum devices.

We provide solely regulated qualifications, and as such, we provide the information and content that is supplied to us by our awarding organisation; how we present that information to candidates is upon us as trainers and assessors.

That information and the content, in essence cascades from European Resuscitation guidelines to the Resuscitation Council UK. Their position is “We do not currently support their use, as there is insufficient research and evidence on the safety or effectiveness of these devices.”
“The scientific evidence for the treatment of choking was first reviewed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) in 2020. This review formed the basis of current European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) guidelines. Read our guidelines for choking in adults and children.”

Current Choking Guidance
The Resuscitation Council UK recommendations focus on encouraging the conscious person to cough. If coughing becomes ineffective, give back blows and abdominal thrusts for adults/children, and chest thrusts if they are an infant.

If the person becomes unconscious, CPR should be started without delay. Avoid inserting anything into the mouth in an attempt to remove a foreign body, as it may inadvertently drive it further into the airway.

Below are some links to the devices, the RCUK decision about the devices and their use and also the publication about counterfeit devices

https://www.lifevac.uk

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fc567d65ca2f001b7da81f/
Device_Safety_Information_-_counterfeit_Anti-Choking_Devices.pdf

https://www.resus.org.uk/about-us/news-and-events/rcuks-position-use-suction-based-airway-clearance-devices-choking-individuals

If you want to know more about our courses check our dates and venues here
https://coastandforest.co.uk/training-courses/
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Fancy leading your own Forest School one day?Booking onto Forest School Leader Training with me, Adrian Goodhand at Coas...
29/07/2026

Fancy leading your own Forest School one day?

Booking onto Forest School Leader Training with me, Adrian Goodhand at Coast and Forest, you'll come away with:

-The full Level 3 grounding you need to run sessions independently
- Hands-on, outdoors-first learning — not death-by-PowerPoint
- Practical tool use, fire lighting, shelter building & risk-benefit assessment know-how
- A solid handle on child-led learning and the Forest School ethos (not just the activities)
- Confidence to plan, deliver and evaluate your own sessions
-Ongoing support after the course — you're not just left to figure it out alone
-A tutor with 30 years experience working in the outdoors and 15 years of Forest School knowledge

Whether you're a teacher, TA, childminder, youth worker or just forest-mad and want to make it your job — this course sets you up properly.

Spaces are limited, so if you've been sat on this one, now's a good time to jump in.

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Blandford Forum

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+447787928925

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