Schools Initiatives

A strategic priority for NLBC is to champion land based industries as having professional and progressive careers.  Part of this is to attract and guide more young people into our sector.  We need to spark their interest at an early age, and have collated this list of schools initiatives and resources to help with this.

Countryside Classroom

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Animal Care and Management Countryside Management and Gamekeeping Equine Care and Management Forestry and Arboriculture Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf Land Based Engineering

Availablility: England

Countryside Classroom is the largest ever partnership of organisations committed to helping children learn about food, farming and the natural environment. The online portal makes it easier for teachers across the

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Farming & Countryside Education

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Countryside Management and Gamekeeping

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

FACE aim to educate children and young people about food and farming in a sustainable countryside. There is widespread concern about the way children, young people, and their families, have

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Blue Cross

Animal Care and Management

Blue Cross prepare pet owners of the future with our national programme of free talks and workshops to promote responsible pet ownership.  They have a host of useful downloads and

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Discovering Our Countryside

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Countryside Management and Gamekeeping Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

A passion for sharing and experience of agriculture led to the development of ‘teach.discovering-our-countryside’, an innovative virtual learning platform (VLE) which contains a series of farming, growing and food production

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Farms for Schools

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock

Farms for Schools aims to ensure that school trips to farms are safe, enjoyable and educationally worthwhile. Resources include: Searchable database of farms PDFs for organising a visit to a

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Food a Fact of Life

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Aquaculture and Fisheries Management Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Food – a Fact of Life provides a wealth of free resources about healthy eating, cooking, food and farming for children and young people aged 3 to 18 years. The

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Garden Organic

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Garden Organic is a charity that brings together thousands of people who share a common belief – that organic growing is essential for a healthy and sustainable world. Through campaigning, advice,

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Gardening with Children

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Gardening with Children – a website specially designed to be an interactive classroom, allotment plot, and hobby garden of 21st century.

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Great Plant Hunt

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

To mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, commissioned and funded by the Wellcome Trust, has created The Great Plant Hunt. This exciting project

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Grow Your Own Potatoes

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Grow Your Own Potatoes is a project that teaches primary aged children about potatoes. All you have to do is register your school to receive a FREE potato growing kit, use

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Incredible Edible Network

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Incredible Edible aims to encourage our children to understand the importance of growing and sustaining the places they live. Here is a range of information from free resources, training courses, to

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Learning Through Landscapes

Countryside Management and Gamekeeping Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Scotland, Wales

Learning through Landscapes helps children to connect with nature, become more active, learn outdoors, develop social skills and have fun. Along with a range of resources, they provide INSET for

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Little Green Fingers

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Little Green Fingers has simple project ideas for getting children into gardening. Many of the projects have science elements. Resources include ‘School Gardening on a Budget’, YouTube videos and gardening

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London Zoo

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: England

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. They

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PDSA

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

At PDSA we are passionate about educating children about pets. We believe it’s important for children to learn to care for and respect animals – as this helps them grow

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Racing to School

Equine Care and Management

Sub sector: Horse Racing

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Racing to School is racing’s education programme offered free to schoolchildren and students, delivered at racecourses, trainers’ yards and studs across Great Britain. Our practical, lively approach enriches a range

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RSPCA

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: England, Wales

The RSPCA can help you teach animal related topics in class. Get your free lesson plans, teacher training and other great resources today.

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School Gardening – RHS

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The RHS Campaign for School Gardening inspires and supports schools to provide children with gardening opportunities to enhance their skills and boost their development.  The benefits of gardening for children

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Wild About Scotland

Countryside Management and Gamekeeping

Availablility: Scotland

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has teamed up with Clydesdale Bank to offer completely FREE wildlife sessions to children all over Scotland. The project delivers an outreach programme on Scotland’s

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Fishing for Schools

Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Fishing 4 Schools started in 2008 and offers young people the opportunity to discover the joy of fishing, whilst learning new skills in a fun and proactive way. The charity

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