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LATEST NEWS
Thanks to the generosity ofThe Fiona Barker Memorial Fund,
we are delighted to be able to offer all schools free places for estate visits in 2008. Read more..
The CLA are offering free public liability cover to policyholders who organise a public event on their farm - for further information click here
Information about the Animal Welfare Act and how this applies to people involved in education (including keeping farm animals) is now available in on the RSPCA Education website
Mutual Support for
Year of Food and Farming
With the Year of Food and Farming and Outdoor Learning Manifesto, 2008 will be another very busy year for The CFE with a record number of our outdoor educational events taking place.
Estate Open Day Programme
This year we are running 50 estate open days on 39 Estates across the country including, for the
first time, an event in Scotland. These days take place in school term-time between May and October.
Many of these days are already fully booked. Further details ...
Countryside Live at The Ledston Estate,
Near Castleford, West Yorkshire
With the continued support of The Wheler Foundation, our third Countryside Live event on
The Ledston Estate, will be running on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 May 2008. Word has
obviously spread, as this event is already fully booked, with over 2000 children per day
from 69 Yorkshire schools and also many additional exhibitors. Further details ...
Countryside Live at Lee Valley Park, Leyton, East London
Our sixth Countryside Live event run in partnership with Lee Valley Park Authority will be taking place on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th September.
Year of Food and Farming to Rescue "Concrete Children"
HRH The Prince of Wales hosts launch at Highgrove
Today's childen are cut off from the countryside, don't care where there food comes from and muddle even basic farming facts, according to research published on 12th September.
Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto
The Countryside Foundation for Education is delighted to support the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto, launched by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on 28 November 2006.
The Manifesto is a ‘movement’ or joint undertaking that many different stakeholders have helped to create and to which anyone can sign up. We have endorsed the Manifesto because we believe it will help to ensure that all children and young people have a variety of high quality experiences outside the classroom environment, as an essential part of their learning and development.
We will therefore be working with schools, local authorities, parents, carers and the many other organisations committed to providing an exciting range of teaching and learning opportunities outside the classroom. Please look at our Countryside Live and Estate Day events
Click here to download a PDF version of the Manifesto.
There is now a Manifesto website where you can find out more and order free copies of the document. www.teachernet.gov.uk/learningoutsidetheclassroom