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Sarah-Jane Mason Regional Development Officer Yorkshire and Humber

Sarah-Jane Mason Regional Development Officer Yorkshire and Humber. Campaign for School Gardening. 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!

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Sarah-Jane Mason Regional Development Officer Yorkshire and Humber

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  1. Sarah-Jane Mason Regional Development Officer Yorkshire and Humber

  2. Campaign for School Gardening 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!

  3. School Gardening Website Lesson Plans & Resources Free Seeds & Offers Gardening Advice What to Do & When Risk Assessments Fundraising Ideas

  4. School Gardening Awards Why 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

  5. Get Your Grown-ups Growing 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.

  6. RHS Young School Gardener 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.

  7. School Gardening Training Courses • 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

  8. Benefits of School Gardening Reports 2013Horticulture 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 learning http://apps.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening/article.aspa?PageId=871 2010 Children’s Food Campaign Every School a Food Growing School report www.gardenorganic.org.uk/pdfs/school_report.pdf

  9. Don’t forget to sign up Campaign Website: rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening and emailschoolgardening@rhs.org.ukFacebook:facebook.com/rhsschoolgardeningTwitter:twitter.com/rhsschoolsSchool Garden Training email: cpd@rhs.org.uk

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