Knots for Forest School training

In this recorded, hands-on online training, Jon will show you some efficient ways of using knots that are easy to untie afterwards.

They are especially good for tensioning rope, for example in making a rope bridge between two trees or for slinging a tarp up. You’ll be able to follow along at home, pausing the video and getting confident in your knot tying.

You’ll also receive a quick reference crib sheet for four easy low ropes set ups that you can use with your new knot knowledge in your setting.

To make the most of the session, you'll want to have the following with you while you watch so you can follow along:

A length of thin cord about a meter long (paracord would be ideal but other rope will do as long as it not too thick)

Something to tie your rope too, like the legs of small upturned table or chair!

This is the recording of a training session that was taught live in August 2023. The video is just over an hour.

Jon Borley holds the Level 3 Forest School certification. He trained with the Sussex Wildlife Trust and is a member of Sussex FSA.

Through his work with The Practical Forest School, he leads in-school outdoor learning days and interventions. He also runs independent forest school afterschool clubs and private events like birthday parties.

Jon leads regular forest school activities for pre-schoolers and infant/junior schools in his work as an outdoor teaching assistant. He’s outdoors every day, most of the day!

His interest and knowledge of rope craft comes from his previous career working as a navigational officer on some of the world’s largest super yachts.

He worked in a chandlery when he came back from his time afloat and he also teaches rope and knot work to teenagers and adults as an Advanced Instructor in the Sea Cadet Corp.

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