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Welcome to the Growing Schools website which has been designed to support teachers and practitioners in using the "outdoor classroom" as a resource across the curriculum for pupils of all ages.
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New research by the Royal Horticultural Society Gardening in Schools – A vital tool for children’s learning published this week shows the enormous impact gardening plays in a child’s wellbeing, learning and development. Fruit-full Schools You don’t have to be one of the UK’s fifty Fruit-full Schools to benefit from a great range of resources, now available on the Fruit-full School website at www.fruitfullschools.org One Million Children Natural England want one million children to have the opportunity to enjoy nature and the natural environment. The winning sausage “Ooh La La!” was Raymond Blanc’s comment when he tasted the sausage from Thomas Alleyene’s High School/Uttoxeter Community Farm at the Real Food Festival where the school won the competition for the best school farm sausage, produced from their own farm and garden ingredients.
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These video case studies are part of the virtual Growing Schools garden.
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To find out more, go to the Growing Schools Garden Award pages.
All schools and settings can benefit from using the living environment as a school resource.
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