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 Risk Assessments Lesson Plans & Resources Fundraising Ideas What to Do & When Gardening Advice School Gardening Website

School Gardening Awards Why take part? 1. Step-by-step guide to develop your garden 2. 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 Reports 2013 Horticulture Matters RHS report presented to the House of Commons calling for government action to urgently address the skills gap in the horticultural industry Matterswww.rhs.org.uk/News/Horticulture- Matters 2012 Food Growing in Schools Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Task Force Food Growing Activities in Schools National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) RHS SEN reports showing how gardening can help children with Special Needs achieve in school Gardening in Schools - A vital tool for children’s learning Children’s Food Campaign Every School a Food Growing School report

Campaign Website: rhs.org.uk/schoolgardeningrhs.org.uk/schoolgardening and Facebook: facebook.com/rhsschoolgardening Twitter: twitter.com/rhsschools School Garden Training Don’t forget to sign up