Forest School Competition

The Communities and Wildlife team in Bedfordshire invites schools in Bedford Borough to enter our first Forest School Competition, with the chance to WIN a free six-week programme of Forest School, delivered on school grounds or local greenspace by an experienced and qualified Wildlife Trust BCN Forest School Level 3 leader.

Theme

The theme is ‘Helping wildlife on your doorstep’. We encourage you to try simple low cost activities that fit in with the needs of students or course participants.

For inspiration, please visit;

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What to submit

Please submit three photos in any format, but please ensure that they can be opened in email - a PDF or Jpeg. Please do not send more than 3 photos i.e. one photo per activity.

What is the prize?

The winning school will get:

Photos printed in the Summer 2023 issue of the Wildlife Watch newsletter
Six week programme of Forest School, delivered on your school grounds or local greenspace by an experienced and qualified Forest School Level 3 leader. The Forest School will be open to 12 participants and planned according to the needs of the group. The Forest School will need to take place between school hours on a Tuesday or Wednesday [RH1] for two hours. However, we may be able to accommodate an after school club on request. All resources provided.

Who can enter?

To enter, your setting must be an OFSTED registered educational establishment or a registered charity or government service (must be in Bedford Borough). Entries to be submitted by an adult member of staff.

How do I submit an entry?

Please submit three photos to the Wildlife Trust via email to Ruth.Sneath@wildlifebcn.org

The three photos need to show three ways in which your setting has helped wildlife in your doorstep. This competition closes on Friday 26 May 9am. The winner will be contacted via the contact details you provide on submission. Please use the subject line ‘Helping wildlife on my doorstep and include the following information:

The entrant's full name
The name and address of the school
Please attach three photos of your activities. Please note that we require photos WITHOUT people’s faces in.

Terms and conditions

Terms & Conditions

If you are lucky enough to win the 6-week Forest School programme, we will require your school to fill out a booking form prior to the visit. This will be necessary to ensure preparations for the day are completed in a timely manner. This allows any necessary adaptations or accommodation either for health and safety reasons or to help individuals with additional needs achieve more from the programme and that these are carefully planned and actioned.

The booking form includes an outline of the programme, objectives of the sessions and a confirmation section to be completed and returned to Ruth Sneath in advance of the programme starting. There will be information which contains all relevant health and safety issues, risk assessments etc.

We would ask for the school to sign a Wildlife Trust BCN media consent form for two or more of the Forest School participants. We would also require the school to fill in a post programme evaluation form and a 6-month evaluation form and provide some quotes from the children and teachers.

One member of your staff will be expected to attend each session as well as a pre-visit.

The Wildlife Trust BCN will store the relevant information after the visit/event as part of our Health and safety and safeguarding policy.

These terms and conditions govern The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, Bedford Borough Schools competition. The competition organisers are the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire [WTBCN]. By accepting the Terms & Conditions of the competition, you have entered into an agreement with the organisers.

The organisers reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions without notice.

The competition opens on 12^th October 2022 and closes on Friday 26 May 2023 at 9am. Submissions must be received by the closing date.

The Wildlife Trust BCN reserves the right to withdraw the competition at any time.

Eligibility

To enter, your setting must be an OFSTED registered educational establishment, a registered charity or government service. Your setting must reside in Bedford Borough. You must be an adult registered member of staff employed by the setting represented.

The Wildlife Trust BCN reserves all rights to disqualify you if your entry or conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the competition.

The organiser’s decision on eligibility is final.

This competition is free to enter and no purchase or membership is necessary.

Selection of the winning entries

The winning entry will be selected by Wildlife Trust BCM members of staff on the basis of value to wildlife and enjoyment and learning of the individuals involved.

If a winner does not respond to The Wildlife Trust BCN within 14 days of being notified, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire will be entitled to select another winner.

The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered. The Wildlife Trust BCN reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond The Wildlife Trust BCN’s control makes it necessary to do so. The winner will be contacted about how to make arrangements for the Forest School programme.

The decision of The Wildlife Trust BCN regarding any aspect of the competition is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.

Usage Rights

By entering the competition, the Wildlife Trust BCN is granted non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, including social media, the entrant's entry for any purpose to further its charitable aims and objectives. No faces of people will be used in any publication unless a full Wildlife Trust BCN media consent form is completed and received.

Data Protection

We value your privacy and promise to keep your personal details safe and secure, and we will never sell your data.

The Wildlife Trust BCN Privacy Policy applies to the competition. You can find the privacy policy at www.wildlifebcn.org/privacy

General

The information given in these Terms & Conditions is correct, but The Wildlife Trust BCN reserves the right to change any of it without prior notice. By entering the competition, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. Any breach of these Terms by an entrant will void their entry.