LATEST NEWS

The press are calling Human influenza A type H1N1, which has been circulating in Mexico and is now spreading, Swine Flu, but this strain of HINI does not appear to be present in pigs in the UK or anywhere else in the EU and there have been no reports of unusual disease in pig herds. For the latest information please refer to the Health Protection Agency website and the DEFRA website

Four Farms for Schools members were included in the"Five best Farms for Kids" article in the Saturday Guardian on 31.01.09. Cotswold Farm Park in Glos, Odds Farm Park in Bucks, Mead Open Farm in Beds and Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorks. Click here to see article.

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, 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.....

 

Sporting Art Exhibition and Silent Auction - CLA Game Fair
Belvoir Castle, 24th-26th July 2009

2009 sees the 9th year of the hugely popular Sporting Art Exhibition and Silent Auction at the CLA Game Fair. Read more.....

 

CLA Game Fair
Belvoir Castle, 24th-26th July 2009

Making learning fun and accessible is an aim of the CFE and at the 2009 Game Fair at Belvoir we aim to enhance the fantastic displays in the Exploring Nature area, providing an area where young children can use their skills to create craft items linked to what they have learned during the day, a Story Corner where they can listen to tales from the countryside and a raft of other hands on activities that will bring the countryside to life.

 

Castle Howard Arboretum Family Trip


The Countryside Foundation and The Arboretum Trust supported this event. 40 people (adults and children) living in the Shipley area of Bradford left Shipley at 8.30 a.m. on a chilly October half term morning, to make the trip across to Castle Howard Arboretum. Click here for full report.

 

Estate Open Day Programme


Thanks to the generosity of The Fiona Barker Memorial Fund, we were delighted to be able to offer all schools free places for estate visits in 2008. We ran 50 estate open days on 39 Estates across the country.

Organisation of the 2009 estate day programme is now underway. Further details ...

 

Countryside Live at The Ledston Estate,
Near Castleford, West Yorkshire

With the continued support of The Wheler Foundation, our fourth Countryside Live event on The Ledston Estate, was run on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 May 2009. Further details ...

 

Countryside Live at Lee Valley Park, Leyton, East London

Our seventh Countryside Live event run in partnership with Lee Valley Park Authority will take place on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 September. Schools have already started to book onto this event.

 

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