Sarah-Jane Mason

Regional Development Officer

Yorkshire and Humber

The RHS Campaign for School Gardening aims to encourage and

support schools to develop and actively use a school garden

Launched September 2007

Over 18,000 Registered Schools!

School Gardening Awards with gardening goodies

REGISTRATION IS FREE!

Campaign for School Gardening

Free Seeds & Offers

Free Seeds & Offers

Risk Assessments

Risk Assessments

Lesson Plans & Resources

Lesson Plans & Resources

Fundraising Ideas

Fundraising Ideas

What to Do & WhenWhat to Do & When

Gardening AdviceGardening Advice

School Gardening Website

School Gardening AwardsWhy take part?

1. Step-by-step guide to develop your garden2. Encourages goals to be set & achieved 3. Helps make gardening a regular part of school life 4. Progress rewarded with gardening goodies

Each award supports you in growing plants and developing gardening activities

Schools are encouraged to host an event in October where grandparents, parents, carers and adults from the local community are invited to help in their garden. Schools that register are sent a pack to get them started.

Get Your Grown-ups Growing

A prestigious award presented to a young person, school champion or gardening team who demonstrate exceptional gardening knowledge and skill, as well as a passion for the environment, sustainability and the local community.

RHS Young School Gardener

• Early Years Garden Explorer• Whole Class Growing Topics for your Primary School• Great Gardening Projects for your Secondary School• Moving Up, Growing On! (SEN)• The Edible School Garden• A Year in your School Gardening Club• Realise your Growing Potential

AND

• Enquiry based learning with the Open Futures Trust• Learn to Grow and Cook with Jamie Oliver Foundation

School Gardening Training Courses

Benefits of School Gardening Reports2013 Horticulture Matters RHS report presented to the House of Commons calling for government action to urgently address the skills gap in the horticultural industry www.rhs.org.uk/News/Horticulture-Matters

2012 Food Growing in Schools Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Task Force www.gardenorganic.org.uk/pdfs/FGIS%20Main%20Report%20March%202012.pdf

2011 Food Growing Activities in Schools National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) www.gardenorganic.org.uk/pdfs/Final%20NFER%20report.PDF

2010 RHS SEN reports showing how gardening can help children with Special Needs achieve in school http://apps.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening/teachershome/resources/specialeducationalneeds/default.aspa

2009 Gardening in Schools - A vital tool for children’s learninghttp://apps.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening/article.aspa?PageId=871

2010 Children’s Food Campaign Every School a Food Growing School reportwww.gardenorganic.org.uk/pdfs/school_report.pdf

Campaign Website: rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening and email schoolgardening@rhs.org.uk

Facebook: facebook.com/rhsschoolgardening

Twitter: twitter.com/rhsschools

School Garden Training email: cpd@rhs.org.uk

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