Forest School and Encouraging Positive Behaviour: Outdoor Education Skills for Pupils with Additional or Complex Needs - Paperback

by Dave Rylance (Author)

This innovative approach to managing Forest School, with a focus on children with additional or complex needs, helps children to explore, increase their confidence, take measured risks, improve their self-esteem and become more resilient.

Offering a behavioural toolbox and techniques you can put in place immediately within your own practice, this hands-on guide supports positive behaviour with a full range of learners. The book provides you with the tips, suggestions and philosophy to utilise outdoor skills and activities that children can benefit from, regardless of many additional needs they may have.

Author Biography

David Rylance is a behaviour and outdoor learning consultant to schools and teacher training companies. He has worked for 24 years with SEND learners displaying challenging behaviour. He created the Behaviour Ninja Classroom Management app for teachers. He is a member of the Institute for Outdoor Learning, Affiliate Member of the Chartered College of Teaching and a Forest School practitioner.