SURVIVAL SCHOOL
Survival School – at Norman Court!
Survival School is the 20 year old, internationally renowned, accredited and approved centre dedicated to teaching Bushcraft, Survival and Wilderness Living Skills and is the newest string to the Norman Court Outdoor Activity Hub bow.
We teach you to live with nature, enjoy yourself, respect the environment and discover the boundaries of your capabilities.
We specialise in teaching you amazing new skills and provide the knowledge for you to live in the wilderness. You’ll get to try out lots of new activities and ideas whilst having a serious amount of fun!
Survival School is an approved centre for the NCFE Investing in Quality. The NCFE is a leading provider of nationally recognised qualifications and we’re committed to delivering exceptional customer service.
Our instructor, Andy (see video), holds the Level 4 Bushcraft, Survival and Wilderness Living Skills Certificate meaning that you will receive the highest quality instruction.
Weekend Bushcraft Level 2 Course NCFE IIQ Accredited
The Aim of this course is to teach you the skills needed to survive and thrive in the wilderness and woodlands.
You will learn the skills and techniques to light fires, identify edible plants, build shelters, make traps and snares, purify water, prepare rabbit, fish and birds, use knives and saws safely and efficiently and navigate around the country.
This Level 2 Bushcraft, Survival and Wilderness Livings Skills course is accredited by the NCFE. The weekend course is more of a fun, safe learning experience than an endurance event. If you have a group, you can book your own weekend or 2 night course during the week.
Level 2 Assessment – Follow Up Assessment To Level 2 Survival School Training
The NCFE has approved Survival School as a centre to run the Bushcraft, Survival and Wilderness Living Skills course, which has been accredited as Level 2. This course is an assessment weekend course run at Norman Court.
Having completed the first weekend, which is our Weekend Bushcraft and Survival Course, you should have learnt the skills you need to survive in the wilderness and pass the assessment weekend.
This second weekend is your assessment weekend. We would suggest a period of consolidation in between the two courses.
Accredited Courses
1 Day, Weekend & Week Long Courses
Level 1 bushcraft course – £100 pp
Level 2 training weekend (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon) – £220 pp
Level 2 assessment weekend (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon) – £140 pp
Book your course today. Contact us for more information and availability.
Level 1 Bushcraft Course NCFE IIQ ACCREDITED – Under 18’S Only
The Aim of this course is to introduce young people to the skills needed to survive and thrive in the wilderness and woodlands. This is a one night course and is designed for under 18s. It incorporates the entire Scout’s Survival Skills Badge.
This is a ‘hands on’ course. The instructors will explain and demonstrate but you will get the opportunity to have a go at everything!
- Course: Level 1 Bushcraft, Survival and Wilderness Living Skills Training Course. Accredited through the NCFE IIQ Licence.
- Venue: Norman Court. Please call for advice.
- Times: To suit customers. Please call for timing arrangements
- Ages: All ages above 8 years welcome but is aimed at people under 16
Course Content
The course will be made up of 8 Units:
- Ethos of Survival and Bushcraft
- Safe use of cutting tools
- Shelter Building
- Fire Lighting
- Water Preparation
- Damper Bread
- Foraging
- First Aid and Rescue
The skills and techniques you need to live in the wilderness are expertly demonstrated and explained so that you can master them before leaving the course. You need have no knowledge of survival skills to attend this course. This is learning through experience at its best. This course is designed for Scout Groups, School Groups and Children’s Charities but if you fancy doing the course, please give us a call. If you have a large group, please contact us for your own weekend.
The itinerary may change depending on weather, but all subjects will be covered.
One Day Courses
1 Day Fire Lighting Course
8 hours (9am – 5pm)
£75 pp
age: 11+
This course will teach you all the skills you need to light a fire in ANY weather condition with what ever you have on you!! We will cover many different forms of fire lighting including: Flame, Sparks, Sun, Electricity,
By the time you leave the course you will be a skilled “Fire Starter”
Morning Game Preparation & Wild Cooking Course
Fish, Feather & Fur
4 hours (9am – 1pm)
age: 11+
£45 pp
This course will cover the whole process of wild game prep from Finding, Catching, killing & then Prep ready for the pot!
Prep of: Rabbit or Squirrel, Wood Pigion & Trout all cooked with different methods in the wild!!
“Then we feast”
Foraging Course
8 hours (9am – 5pm)
£75 pp
Age: 11+
The Aim of this course is to introduce you to a massive range of edible, medicinal and poisonous plants that are found in and around our woodlands, fields and hedgerows. We will also be looking at tree identification and uses for those different woods from Cordage to Bow making and much much more!
To book on to one of our one day courses contact us.
Free Taster Day
On the 22nd August we ran a free fire lighting taster course. Here is some of the feedback that we received from that course:
I would like to feedback, after attending Andy’s fire course last night at Norman Court, that it was brilliant. Andy was extremely knowledgeable and good fun. It was hands on and so rewarding to create a fire from a single spark from a flint.
The venue was excellent and I look forward to seeing it develop and making more use of it. – Emma
I have just got off the phone from Emma and we both spoke about how much we enjoyed the introduction to bushcraft last night. So, we both wanted to email and tell you!
For me it was wonderful to be in the woods at night and to hear the different sounds and see the trees in a completely different way to the way I see and experience them with the children during the day at Norman Court. Now I can walk past our fire making spot and say’ look children this is where Miss Holly made a fire!’
It was a really great experience for both Emma and I to learn new skills and to be encouraged to have a go in a fun and relaxed environment. We really appreciated your warm sense of humour and calm attitude with the group which helped us all just want to give everything a go! It was a fabulous way to spend a couple of hours in our local woods. – Holly
