We have just concluded our topic ‘From Farm to Fork’. It was absolutely brilliant, with the children taking real ownership of their learning, shaping the path we followed. We had excellent feedback from both the pupils and parents and I thought it might be useful for other practitioners to hear about how we planned the…
HRH The Princess Royal Visits Farm Event Organised by Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) Andrew Johnston (Chairman of RHET Perth & Kinross/RHET Volunteer – foreground) and Jan Dixon (Owner/Farmer of Solsgirth Farm – background) with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and local school pupils. The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) was delighted to host a…
Gillespie Macandrew supports Royal Highland Education Trust with resource box sponsorship RHET Perth & Kinross is pleased to announce its sponsorship by Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew through the support of its Early Years Farm Resource Box initiative. This partnership aims to enrich early agricultural education for young people across Scotland. The Farm Resource Boxes,…
Moo Maths Packs for First & Second Levels Now Live! Buttercup (Dairy Cow), Lynne Reid (RHET Volunteer and Dairy Farmer) and Donna Bullivant (Chartered Teacher and Numeracy Lead) ‘Moo Maths’ is a unique interdisciplinary program designed to bring mathematics to life for Primary School learners by using real data from their own adopted Dairy Cow. The…
U.S public engagement with agriculture Lucy Mitchell RHET Board Member has been touring various states in the U.S looking at how different countries and agricultural organisations engage the public, schools and children with agriculture. You can find out more about her travels in this blog. I am thrilled to share that I have been awarded…
Creative STEAM Workshops in the Scottish Borders RHET Scottish Borders were delighted to be invited to the NQT training session Outdoor Learning event in May. Our session discussed how teachers could get involved with RHET, how we could support farm visits and class talks, and introduced participants to the range of online learning resources that…
The Journey of Food – All Things Dairy Hugh McClymont with Graham Wilkinson, CEO for AHDB at the Royal Highland Show 2024 This academic year will follow the Journey of Food focusing on ‘All Things Dairy’. We understand the importance of bringing the food, farming, countryside and environment to learners on both the farm and…
Aberdeen schools design terrific pea characters to engage peers An educational competition open to schools across Aberdeen City to design a pea character have produced some fantastic artwork. The competition was launched as part of the ‘Give Peas a Chance’ project which launched in April 2024 with delicious new recipes on the school meal menu…
Scotsheep School Stock Judging Winners Announced RHET attended Scotsheep early this month at Aikengall Farm, as part our Journey of Food Sheep and Wool project to engage schools and industry in educating the consumers of the future. As well as offering information to attendees at the event we also organised school visits. All the school pupils coming…