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Forest School ๐ŸŒฟ Alternative Learning Community ๐Ÿฆก Worcester, UK
We know it's wrong to have favourites...but we jus We know it's wrong to have favourites...but we just love our Friday Home Ed community! 

Tomorrow we'll be welcoming a dozen people to join us at Bramblewood, as our Friday community for children educated at home continues to grow. Last week we got our brains tangled with mathsy puzzles, got stuck into wood-splitting and went on a trip to Africa. We also had an impromptu dressing-up-as-Anthony competition, when the football popped to reveal a pseudo bald cap! Can you see the likeness?! 

If you're interested in trying out our Friday Home Ed sessions, pop along to https://buytickets.at/thebramblewoodproject/972874 where you can book a 'Get to know one another' session to see what it's all about.
A very important Dragon's General Meeting in progr A very important Dragon's General Meeting in progress...

Tuesday #4 of the term. How did that happen? Today we picked, pressed and drank apples, composted, tried out new tools and climbed very high up some trees, whilst solving riddles about people stranded on a remote island.

And then we went home ๐Ÿก 

#forestbathing๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ #bramblewood #worcesterkidsactivities #forestschool #wr3 #Worcester
It's Saturday Forest School tomorrow! Term is we It's Saturday Forest School tomorrow! 

Term is well and truly back in full flow and we're super excited to be welcoming one of our Saturday Forest School communities back to Bramblewood tomorrow. 

We have two Forest School groups who make Bramblewood their home on Saturdays, taking it in turns to visit us fortnightly. Last weekend we went dragon-hunting, made swings, foraged for nettles to fry up as a crispy treat & also had a humongous game of hide-and-seek tag. We can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store! 

Tomorrow's group is currently full, however if you are interested for a child aged 4-12 to join next week, we do currently have one place still available. Drop us an email at hello@thebramblewoodproject.org.uk and we'll book you in for a taster session, so you can see what all the fuss is about!
Work grinding you to the bone? Bored out of your s Work grinding you to the bone? Bored out of your skull on Fridays?

We've got an opening to join our Friday team, facilitating our community of home educated children at Bramblewood. Is this up your street?

Sessions run 10-3, so the role might fit around other commitments you have. Most importantly, it's brilliant work, incredibly rewarding, and sends you home every day with a big grin on your face!

For more info, either email hello@thebramblewoodproject.org.uk for an info pack, or download it directly from www.thebramblewoodproject.org.uk/get-involved/ 

Shortlisting begins Monday next week, so don't hang around too long!
An unexpected Tuesday... Our smaller weekday prov An unexpected Tuesday...

Our smaller weekday provision is in its third week of term now, and we had a big surprise this morning, as we found a recently deceased small wild animal on one of our paths. Everyone was interested to look carefully and wonder what might have caused its passing and we all agreed that it deserved a proper burial and send off.

A deep hole, some homemade offerings and some thoughtful words later, and our animal friend's final resting place was complete. 

A lot of learning for one day.

These pictures show the final resting place of our animal friend, as well as a game of Uno we played afterwards.

Wishing you all a peaceful midweek!
Today was another wonderful day for our Monday Vol Today was another wonderful day for our Monday Volunteer Community! 

Over the course of the day, a dozen people came along, sharing food, their time, some stories and a dose of silliness, as well as doing lots of helpful things towards the upkeep of our little woodland. 

Our Monday Volunteer community meets fortnightly (next session 2nd October). First arrivals from 10am, last departures at 4pm, with any comings and goings in between very welcome. Drop us a line if you're interested in learning more and/or popping along. Everyone welcome, as they are ๐Ÿ’š
Would you like to join our Friday team? Our Frid Would you like to join our Friday team? 

Our Friday community of home educated children is growing, and fast! One of the upshots is that we're hoping that there are some lovely child-centred lovers of play and the outdoors out there, who can help us facilitate these sessions for even more children...maybe that's you?!

Initially we're looking for people who could work from 10am until 3pm every term-time Friday, although becoming part of our team might open up possibilities for more shifts in the future. 

The work can be full-on, our sessions are outdoors & take place in all manner of weathers, but it is incredibly rewarding. And whilst we don't often brag, we think Bramblewood must be one of the nicest communities to be part of. 

If you are interested, drop us an email at hello@thebramblewoodproject.org.uk for an info pack on the role and how to apply. If you're too impatient to wait for an email reply, you can also get the pack from our website via http://www.thebramblewoodproject.org.uk/get-involved 

Beause we'd love to facilitate as many children to access our Friday sessions as possible, we're keen to appoint as soon as we can. So don't hang around! 

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The Bramblewood Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This role requires the post-holder to protect and safeguard children at all times. As such, safeguarding checks will be made on potential candidates prior to their appointment. 

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#forestschool #forestschooljobs #weloveforestschool #wr3 #Worcester #Worcestershire #worcesterjobs #worcestershirejobs
Some days just pass in a blur! A good job we don' Some days just pass in a blur!

A good job we don't have to wait long until we're back...not long till Friday now!
We love Tuesdays! A beautiful day at Bramblewood We love Tuesdays!

A beautiful day at Bramblewood today, avoiding the glaring sun under our shaded canopy, welcoming new faces (in every sense ๐Ÿ’€!) and having all sorts of hijinx with frisbees, swings and popcorn.

The wood now has a couple of days without humans before our first Friday sesh of the term

 ๐Ÿ’š Remember, taster sessions for our Friday Home Ed community are still available to sign up for on our website ๐Ÿ’š

#forestschool #forestschoolrocks #welovetuesdays #worcesterpictures #worcesterkidsactivities #Worcester #Worcestershire #wr3 #getthemoutdoors #homeeduk
Young home educated children = creepy crawlies?! Young home educated children = creepy crawlies?!

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OK, never mind, that wasn't what we were trying to say!

That said, if you haven't been completely put off us by this tenuous video link between meeting new small people and some cute bugs we saw on a wall...you should know that we still have a handful of places left in our home ed community on Fridays. 

There's about a 4 week waiting list, as we don't like lots of people all joining at once, but sign up for your taster now and before the end of the month, you should have had your first visit to the wonderful world of Bramblewood!

Where you'll find that we don't in fact equate children to small bugs

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Back to the drawing board...

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Literally just one Saturday place left! We'll let Literally just one Saturday place left!

We'll let you into a little secret; we were a little worried that increasing our Saturday Forest School sessions from 2 hours long up to 4 hours long might mean that some people chose not to come any more...

As it stands however, they're even more popular than ever! So much so, that of our original capacity of 40 places across our two groups, 39 places have been booked ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

If you're keen to sign your child up, there may still be time...but we're not kidding when we say that places are limited! Head over to our website and choose "Group B" starting on 16th Sept, before buying your ticket.

And for everyone already booked in, we'll see you either on the 9th or the 16th, depending on which group you're on ๐Ÿ’š

Maybe we should try 6 hour sessions next term....? ๐Ÿ˜‰

#forestreels #forestschool #forestschooluk #wr3 #worcesterreels #worcester #Worcestershire #worcesterkids #worcesterkidsactivities #woodlands
Fabulous CPD for education, social & health care p Fabulous CPD for education, social & health care professionals...

The power of connection: A workshop to help professionals support self-regulation and unwinding anxiety.

There cannot be many professionals these days who don't work with at least one individual who lives with anxiety, neurodiversity, emotional dysregulation, attention difficulties or demand avoidance. And yet few of us have ever received training or guidance on how to best give specific and relevant support to anyone experiencing these challenges.

This Autumn at Bramblewood we are delighted to be able to welcome the expertise and experience of both Madelanne Rust-D'Eye and Jon Cree, to help empower professionals to bring support and meaningful interactions with learners we work with.

For full details on the course and how to book, visit https://buytickets.at/thebramblewoodproject/903760 or click the link in our bio

#emotionalsupport #lifelonglearning
#connection #educationcpd #socialcarecpd #healthcarecpd #neurodiversity #attentiondeficit #adhd #anxiety #demandavoidance #pda #dysregulation
#forestschool #forestschoolcpd #worcestertraining #worcestercpd #Worcestershirecpd #wr3 #worcestershireforestschool
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