The Royal Northern Countryside Initiative, Royal Highland Trust, Soil Association Scotland, Highland Council and Moray Council are collaborating on a pilot project to get organic peas into school meals, thanks to extended funding from Sustain’s Bridging the Gap Programme. As well as working with schools directly in Moray and the Inverness area the pea learning…
After a year-long school project all about peas, pupils from St. Peter’s RC Primary School and Skene Square Primary School were warmly welcomed to Farmer Phil’s organic pea farm. Throughout the academic year, students across Aberdeen have enjoyed seeing these locally grown organic peas featured in a range of school meals — from muffins to curries!…
The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) has today launched its ambitious fundraising campaign KEEP RHET FREE, aiming to raise £50,000 by December to ensure that children across Scotland continue to access free, unbiased, high-quality rural and food education. The campaign was launched at a food and farming day at Bonnington Farm near Peebles, where close…
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…
This year, education charity RHET has been sharing the story of dairy from grass to glass in a meaningful, creative and hands-on way. Over the course of the academic year RHET are offering learners many varied opportunities to find out more about the dairy industry in Scotland, both on farm and in the classroom. From…
On Monday 3rd February, rural education charity the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) were delighted to host a farm visit and cheese making workshop for the winner of the recent ‘Design a Dairy Cow’ Competition. After sifting the submissions, the lucky winner was selected and it was Quinn from Quarter Primary School! As a result…
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…