Meet the trainers

Annie Lywood

Annie is a teacher who is passionate about the great value of outdoor play and learning. Since qualifying as a Forest School Leader she has gained a greater understanding of nature and its value for enriching children’s lives. She currently runs Bath Forest School and specialises in leading Forest School inspired experiences for children and training in ‘the outdoor classroom’ for teachers.

Helen Moore

Helen Moore is an ecopoet, children’s author and Forest Schools practitioner. Her children’s books include Hope and the Magic Martian and Hope and the Super Green Highway.  She is committed to teaching children about the natural world and loves storytelling and developing literacy outdoors.

Sue Saker

Sue is a published author - “Nature, Living and Growing” 2005, organic farmer, Forest School Leader and Early Years Practitioner. During her years of work with young children in both the state and private sector, Sue quickly realised that if given the time, freedom and encouragement to explore their natural environment, children’s creativity, sensory awareness, problem-solving and life skills soon flourish. With this knowledge, Sue set up a successful pre-school called Wild Things whereby children’s inate curiosity of their natural world is nurtured and developed, using the seasons and nature as the main resource for their play and learning.