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Staff
Gary Richardson - Chief Executive
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Eileen Kelly - Fundraising Manager
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Barbara Brannigan
- Countryside Live Co-ordinator
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Sandra McNeil - Financial Controller
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Susan Martin - Education Officer
- South East
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Liza Dibble - Education Officer
- South West
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Hugh Mathieson - Educational Officer
- Yorkshire
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About the CFE
Since 1986, the Countryside Foundation for Education, a national registered charity (327091), has provided access to outdoor learning opportunities for up to 330,000 school children every year through its Countryside Live events and visits to Farms For Schools Members and estates across the UK. Additionally, the Foundation provides educational support to teachers, parents, farmers and estate managers so that everybody involved in our work has a safe, fun, hassle free educational experience.
The
Foundation recruits local schools to specially tailored days in their
area, providing health & safety checks and risk assessments taking
some of the barriers away which teachers often feel surround outdoor
education. Teachers are given a fully accredited training session prior
to the event to ensure themselves and their students get the most out
of their visit. The main audience for the work of the foundation is
Key Stage 2 Students, 7-11 year olds, but the Foundation specialises
in unique courses for children with special needs.
With a small staff team and regional education officers, The CFE is committed to using the bulk of its resources to respond to the local and regional needs of children and schools across the country. The mission of the CFE is to educate children, teachers and families, giving them a greater understanding of the countryside and the wide range of issues surrounding it. Enable them to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the countryside, sometimes for the first time, and encourage them to respect the environment around them.
In
educating the next generation about their cultural and environmental
surroundings the CFE will promote a growing knowledge of their surroundings
and the skills needed to maintain it. The CFE would act as a link to
a national infrastructure whereby teachers and their pupils can visit
and study skilled workers in their environment. Using the knowledge
gained and extra resource facilities available through the CFE to take
back to the classroom to enhance the school curriculum.
We are committed to providing a quality learning experience, to raise awareness and inspire individuals to understand and care for their natural environment.
Trustees
Lord James Percy (Chairman)
Bill Andrewes
The Duke of Bedford
Dermot Daly
David Eckersley
Mikey Elliot
Colin Gee
The Hon J E Greenall
Harry Henderson
Jean Howman
The Countess Peel
Simon Roberts
George Seligman
Michael Tones