Profile - Paul Moseley
Paul is the Forest Schools Training Manager, responsible for developing course content, the Level 4 process, and delivering all levels of the OCN courses as well as the continuous professional development training. He has been working in the outdoors for over 11 years and has a wide range of experiences and knowledge from a varied career. Paul's dedication to the Forest Schools philosophy and methodology, as along with his caring, approachable manor have helped hundreds of people start their Forest Schools journey with Archimedes.
Paul is a very experienced outdoor practitioner and is passionate about introducing others to the outdoors and brings a wealth of field knowledge from his own love of nature. He is also passionate about reinventing and reinvigorating the learning process and will research and create new instructional designs to explore and understand an idea.
Paul is most well known for his commitment to improving his own qualities and abilities and rarely found not undertaking some form of development or assessment. When he's not learning Paul enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, walking, tracking, primitive skills, wood carving, flint knapping, photography and no-gi grappling.
Paul was involed in trailing the first OCN Level 4, which he holds himself, is a qualified Level 3 Practitioner, Approved Practitioner of the Institute of Outdoor Learning, Approved Bushcraft Practitioner (IOL), Expedition First Aider and First Aid Instructor.
He has run number of projects both independently and within a large organisation for a range of Key Stages and Challenging Behaviour as well as delivering CPD in pedagogy, woodland management and many other areas connected to outdoor provision.
He was a Countryside Ranger, managing a Site of Special Scientific Interest (lowland heathland/broadleaf woodland/conifer woodland), Scheduled Ancient Monument requiring working alongside the Archaeologists, developing interpretation, events and studying Bronze Age Wood working at Flag Fen, and work regarding its status as a Regionally Important Geological (or Geomorphologic) Site (Pre-Cambrian).
Previously to that he was a forester, surveying and managing a patchwork of semi-urban and rural woodlands as well as planting many new hectares. He was also involved with maintaining Rights of Way, conducting education events and visits, liaising with community groups, running forestry training programmes and developing new opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.
Has spent time in a Association of Lowland Search and Rescue team serving as the Training Officer and has been trained as a Search and Rescue Tracker and Team Leader.
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