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LATEST NEWS
2013 Regional Conferences. Please look under the Conference button for further details.
FFS members can get discounted prices on Henny Penny Henhouses.
Contact Penny Roberts
Visit their website.
Preventing or controlling ill health from animal contact at visitor attractions - Industry Code of Practice Launched 25th June 2012
This will replace the HSE guidance AIS 23. Further details... hereDownload the Code of Practice Summary (177kb) here
Download the Code of Practice (2 mb) here
Download an extract from the Code of Practice - Advice to Teachers (113kb) here
Industry Code of Practice Free Seminars
Access To Farms are running a series of free seminars to introduce the new Industry Code of Practice (soon to be launched!) regarding Prevention & Control of Infection on farms.Clean Hands Zone Toolkit
FCFCG has designed a set of free-to-use, highly accessible Health & Safety signs
to encourage farm visitors to wash their hands. The new signs are particularly relevant for
young children, people with learning difficulties or other special needs. For further details
and to download the kit please click here
Controlling Infection on Farms
A set of materials on infection control on farms has been developed in response to the recommendations of the Griffin Report into the recent outbreak of E.coli 1057. These include information sheets and children's activities to highlight important topics such as handwashing. To download documents please click here
Educational Access Visits
Defra have announced today (16 March 2011) that annual revenue payments for some educational access visits will now continue within Higher Level Stewardship. For further details click here.
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.
Farms for Schools
FFS aims to ensure that school trips to farms are safe, enjoyable and educationally worthwhile. Four Farms for Schools members were included in the"Five best Farms for Kids" article in the Saturday Guardian. 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.
All FFS members meet the required standards in the provision of facilities and educational resources for farm visits.
These include Health and Safety, current employers liability insurance and adequate toilet and hand washing facilities. Livestock on farms have to be attended by a vet at regular intervals.
Farmers
Please download a copy of
The Guide for Hosts planning countryside events involving schools
Teachers
Please download a copy of
The Guide for Teachers visiting countryside events involving schools
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Farms for Schools
Unit 4F
Top Land Country Business Park
Cragg Road
Mytholmroyd
West Yorkshire
HX7 5RW
Phone: 01422 885566
Fax:01422 885533
Email: info@farmsforschools.org.uk