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LATEST NEWS
"Impact of school gardening on learning" final report
has been submitted to the Royal Horticultural Society by The National Foundation for Educational Research. Download here.BBC Article on E.Coli - 15 June 2010.
Download here.Griffin Report on E-coli 2010
After outbreaks of e-coli on five farms in Devon, Surrey, North Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire
in September 2009, which left several children seriously ill, the Health Protection Agency carried
out an investigation, led by Professor George Griffin. The findings of this 250-page report were made
public on 15 June. To download a summary of recommendations click here. We will be working with our partners in Access to Farms to deliver a sector wide
response to the recommendations. Should you have any questions or wish to feed any comments into these
discussions please get in touch with
Gary Richardson on 07711 069092 or
email him here.
Field Magazine Article
The Field Magazine ran an article about the CFE's work in their April 2010 edition. Click here to view article.Recipro8
Reciproc8 is a recycling company that provides FREE products and experiences
to schools throughout the UK through a recycling rewards scheme. The schemes are simple to start and manage. You gain Reciproc8 Points for the mobile phones,
and inkjet cartridges that you collect for recycling. You can then redeem these Reciproc8
Points against the range of products and experiences in the Reciproc8 Reward programme. For further
details click here.
If you don't want to register your school or organisation for its own scheme then you could
support the CFE by contributing to the CFE central scheme so that we can build up points. Simply send mobiles etc to the following address:
CFE
FREEPOST RSBH-ABXS-JULJ
RECIPROC8 RECYCLING LTD
UNIT A DODDINGTON PARK FARM
BRIDGEMERE
NANTWICH
CW5 7PU
For further details about Reciproc8 visit their
website:
Bee Scene 2010! Calling on all primary teachers and environmental education coordinators to join a new survey next spring with your school or youth group. Take your class out to a local park, field or any other natural space and complete our simple survey. For further details click here.
LEGACY OF THE YEAR
OF FOOD AND FARMING
FREE MATERIALS FOR A FULL
DAY OF LEARNING TO ENHANCE
A VISIT TO A FARM
New ‘farm visits learning day’ to help deliver national curriculum and
enable children to learn about food, farming and the natural environment
Farm Visits Learning Day.
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
For the latest news on, Swine Flu, Blue Tongue, Bird Flu and Foot and Mouth visit the DEFRA website
The mission of the Countryside Foundation for Education is a simple one. It is to educate, inform and inspire children, parents and teachers, so that they can enjoy and appreciate the countryside while having a greater understanding of the wide range of issues surrounding it. Read more.....
The Field Magazine ran an article about the CFE's work in their April 2010 edition. Click here to view article.
Sporting Art Exhibition and Silent Auction - CLA Game Fair
Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire
Friday 23rd- Sunday 25th July 2010
2010 was the 10th year for the hugely popular Sporting Art Exhibition and Silent Auction at the CLA Game Fair. Read more.....
Estate Open Day Programme
In 2010 we will run 50 events for teachers and children at 25 Estates across the country.
Further details ...
Countryside Live at The Ledston Estate,
Near Castleford, West Yorkshire
With the continued support of The Wheler Foundation, our fifth Countryside Live event on
The Ledston Estate, ran very sucessfully on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 May 2010.
Further details ...
Countryside Live at Lee Valley Park, Leyton, East London
Our eighth Countryside Live event run in partnership with Lee Valley Park Authority will take place on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 Septemberso look forward to seeing you there.
Book online here.
To view a video of Countryside Live at Lee Valley Park 2009, taken by Country Channel TV,
please click
here
The CFE supports the next generation of farmers
The CFE has always been committed to supporting our farming community and now we are taking it to the next step! Michael, has a passion for farming and wants his education to prepare him for it. The CFE are delighted to have been able to offer him a small grant to help with his education.
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