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LATEST NEWS
Food back on the menu with Blue Peter's Mission Nutrition Appeal. For further details click here
FREE course on setting up educational visits further details..
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.
The CLA are offering free public liability cover to policyholders who organise a public event on their farm - for further information click here
National Rural website has been set up to promote and support the rural economy.
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
Hartpury College Gloucestershire -
Year of Food and Farming
Educational Activities
Mutual
Support for Year of Food and Farming
Bluetongue outbreak,
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the latest news from DEFRA please
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Foot and Mouth outbreak,
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Avian Flu,
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news from DEFRA please
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Farms for Schools
FFS aims to ensure that school trips to farms are safe, enjoyable and educationally worthwhile.
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
Acrobat Reader is required to view the above documents
- to download the latest
version please click
here
Farms for Schools
Unit 4c
Top Land Country Business Park
Cragg Road
Mytholmroyd
West Yorkshire
HX7 5RW
Phone: 01422 885566
Fax:01422 885533
Email: info@farmsforschools.org.uk