Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. identify all the items of PPE (personal protective equipment) used when working with Forest School tools and explain their functions and importance

2. follow the key tool safety rules when working with tools

3. explain what the 'blood zone' is and why it is important to keep others out of it

4. use a fire lighter to light a fire and maintain the fire independently

5. use a folding saw or bow saw to independently cut wood on five occasions

6. find and prepare dry wood for a fire

7. identify the key difference between green and dead wood

8. use at least two different tools to create an item of woodland craft

9. use a whittling knife to whittle a piece of wood safely

10. safely light and use a Kelly kettle to boil water.