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Education Development Assistant maternity cover post |
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 14:02 |
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A full-time Education Development Assistant is required to develop and lead educational sessions
and events for schools and other groups, outdoors and indoors, as part of South Derbyshire’s
award winning ‘Environmental Education Project’ team.
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Tesco gives Valleys children a taste of farm life |
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 15:29 |
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 A group of children from Crumlin, Blaenau-Gwent, enjoyed a visit to a Monmouthshire sheep farm this week in a collaboration between Tesco and FACE, the UK charity that promotes understanding of food and farming in schools.
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013 09:17 |
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 Quick Activities, a new addition to the Members' resources, in now available:
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Call to supermarkets to reconnect with children |
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Monday, 04 March 2013 14:11 |
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Ian Pigott, newly-appointed Chair of FACE, had this letter published in the Telegraph on March 4th 2013
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Growing Schools Conference 2013 - 19th March |
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 00:00 |
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 Delegate spaces available. Hatfield House in Hertfordshire. Conference Programme and Workshop details now available.
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Farms For City Children Farm Manager |
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Friday, 22 February 2013 11:33 |
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Farms For City Children has a vacancy for a farm manager at Wick Court, the charity's farm in Gloucestershire.
Find full details here. |
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End of an era at FACE as Executive Director steps down |
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Thursday, 14 February 2013 15:19 |
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Farming and Countryside Education (FACE) has announced that Bill Graham is stepping down as Executive Director after 12 years.
He was appointed to the role when the organisation launched in 2001 to work with all agricultural and rural sectors in order to help young people learn more about food, farming and the countryside.
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Dynamic head and KS2 teacher required in Shropshire Free School |
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Friday, 08 February 2013 10:41 |
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Opportunities for dynamic, pioneering headteacher and KS2 teacher with love of the outdoors at Barrow 1618 C of E Primary Free School.
Shropshire's first Free School, Barrow 1618, opened in September 2012. As a small rural primary school it is particularly focused on the benefits of outdoor learning, with ambitions to spend significant parts of each day learning in the natural environment.
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Open Farm Sunday Information Events |
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Tuesday, 05 February 2013 11:30 |
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 Information events for host farmers and helpersfor Open Farm Sunday are being held throughout the country.
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Growing Schools Conference 2013 |
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Monday, 25 March 2013 10:17 |
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 This year's Growing Schools Conference took place in the grand surroundings of Hatfield House in Hertfordshire.
Over 80 delegates, including a party form the University of Minnesota, enjoyed touring the marketplace and networking with many organisations involved in food growing in schools. Afterwards, they selected from a menu of workshops which included hands-on growing activities plus tours of Hatfield House and Gardens.
For further information about Growing Schools visist www.growingschools.org.uk
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Corrie Star Helps Launch 100th UK School Farm |
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 12:16 |
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 The UK’s 100th school farm at Bebington High Sports College, a co-operative school in Wirral, Merseyside is launched on March 12, with help from a Coronation Street legend turned award-winning cheesemaker.
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FACE receives Prince's Countryside Fund grant |
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013 10:19 |
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 FACE is delighted to have been awarded a grant from thePrince's Countryside Fund to target schools in disadvantaged areas.
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Friday, 01 March 2013 10:42 |
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 Chief Executive, FACE.
Salary £50-55k
FACE is a national charity based in Warwickshire which aims to help young people learn more about food and farming in a sustainable countryside. It deals directly with the important issues of our day such as healthy lifestyles, environmental literacy, an understanding of where food comes from and the valuable contribution of the food, farming and countryside sectors to the nation.
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Friday, 22 February 2013 11:40 |
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'Your environment!' A creative outdoor learning day for primary school teachers organised by Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Thursday 14th March 2013
Weald & Downland will be running a training day in collaboration with the Eden Project and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to provide primary teachers with practical ideas for creative outdoor learning.
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Science on the Farm seminar |
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Monday, 18 February 2013 09:04 |
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 Science on the Farm seminar to be held in Bury St Edmunds: FACE and BBSRC joint programme!
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Friday, 08 February 2013 14:03 |
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 Britain's Biggest Climate Change Campaign – 4 to 10 March 2013
Climate Week is a supercharged national campaign to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. It culminates in thousands of events and activities, planned by organisations from every sector of society. Showcasing real, practical ways to combat climate change, the campaign aims to renew our ambition to create a more sustainable, low-carbon future.
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Inspiring Learning in the Countryside |
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Tuesday, 05 February 2013 11:48 |
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Hampshire County Council are funding Hampshire Country Learning to offer a course for farmers and teachers interested in school visits to farms. |
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Internship at Garden Farm, Riber, Derbyshire |
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Friday, 01 February 2013 11:24 |
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Internship available at this organic farm in Derbyshire.
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