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Get Your Hands Dirty

Fully revised and updated 2017, 'Get Your Hands Dirty' is the key resource for teachers and governors considering using growing plants and caring for animals in your school to enhance learning opportunities and raise standards. Written by people with many years of experience, all of whom have started small and progressed to keeping large farm livestock as their knowledge, skills and available resources have increased. This resource is useful for all teachers, whether you are thinking of starting to grow plants or wanting to start more complex activities.

get_your_hands_dirty_2017.pdf

This resource is produced by

Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens

BBSRC Science on the Farm poster - BIODIVERSITY (Welsh version)

BIODIVERSITY A poster that showcases how science and technology benefits farming. One of 5 Welsh language posters. Also available in English.

Using gardens and woodlands as a learning resource for SEN and EBD pupils

Resource to help KS3-4 teachers of children with special educational needs to develop high-quality learning experiences outdoors.

Remarkable Rivers

Did you know that there are over 6000 rivers in Britain? 30 of these are over 70 miles long – longer than most of our motorways. With so many rivers throughout the country, there are many opportunities for schools to engage with our remarkable river systems and use them as a key opportunity for learning.