Teach Natural History with the Field Studies Council

Given the biodiversity and climate crisis, there are far too few people studying natural history and even fewer people teaching courses.

That’s why the Field Studies Council is looking to book (and pay) people like you to train people aged 18+.

Our courses cover UK wildlife, biology, ecology, identification, surveying, recording skills and much more!

The Field Studies Council already has over 100 fabulous tutors supporting the development and delivery of our adult learning courses both online and in-person but we want to grow!

Please use this form to tell us about yourself

What’s Involved?

As a natural history ‘associate’ tutor, you will inspire adult learners through your specialist subject.

Your involvement may be the development or review of learning materials for use by you and other tutors; you may be booked to deliver in-person or online courses as part of our annual scheduled programme; you may be called upon to deliver courses on-demand within your subject area of expertise for group bookings or you may be offered commissions for bespoke course development and delivery for national organisations.

The Field Studies Council books most tutors for a few days a year around their other work commitments.

Benefits of joining the Field Studies Council’s tutor network

Training provided, including an online foundation course
Competitive rates of pay plus travel and accommodation expenses
Flexible role to suit your circumstances
Join a network of like-minded individuals and expand your personal and professional connections
Represent a prestigious training programme for an environmental charity with 80 years’ heritage
Work in well-resourced education centres within stunning natural habitats
Get involved in youth-led projects or career workshops to support the next generation

We ask for three or more years’ experience in the following:

Expertise in your chosen area of biodiversity/natural history/ecology
Training of adults to achieve learning outcomes for their personal interest or professional development
Managing groups safely in an outdoor environment (if interested in delivering courses in person)

Tell us about yourself!

Pat Wolseley looking at lichens in habitats

We are currently looking for tutors to run courses in the following subjects:

Botany – particularly trees, flowering plants or bryophytes
Biodiversity Metric related skills: UKHab surveying and Biodiversity Net Gain
Freshwater ecology and invertebrate identification of chalk streams

Particularly tutors based in the following regions:

London
Northwest England
North Wales
Central belt of Scotland

Trees for Climate Action

Trees for Climate Action is a project led by Trees for Cities in partnership with the Field Studies Council and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, taking place in two cities across two nations: Bradford and Glasgow. This project will deliver inter-generational tree-related activities for young people to build their knowledge and learn new skills from environmental professionals and experienced volunteers, mobilising young people to take positive action against climate change.

As part of this project, the Field Studies Council is looking to train and accredit 12 tree tutors in these cities – could this be you?

We will help you to build the pedagogical skills and personal confidence to deliver training courses yourself.

Register your interest here or get in touch at [email protected] if you would like to chat about this opportunity.

“I enjoy being an Associate Tutor for the FSC, not least because I’m fortunate in that the teaching I’m involved with covers several aspects of the Field Studies Council work…

During the Pandemic I was involved in developing and then delivering introductory courses for the new Botany learning framework. I will do more online tutorials for this in 2022, as well as some in-person teaching at different Field Centres.“
Karen Van Oostrum

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