rhet scottish borders countryside initiative
Scotland
RHET SBCI (Scottish Borders Countryside Initiative) covers the entire Scottish
Borders region. Scottish Farmhouse Picnic Competition 2022/23 Scottish Borders
Countryside Initiative are running a new competition in conjunction Scottish
Borders Council. There are separate competitions for P1-3 and P4-7. Find out
more here --- RHET SBCI can help you with: Farm Visits Classroom Speakers
Resources Projects Events Farm Visits For Primary and Secondary schools RHET
SBCI has a number of farms in the area with a network of volunteer farmers and
their families who kindly give their time to support RHET. A farm visit can
support many areas of the curriculum such as environmental studies, IT and
business studies, technology, science, mathematics and enterprise. Visits are
provided from Level 1, linked to experiences and outcomes, and compliment DYW,
STEM and LfS agendas. We carry out regular risk assessments of all participating
farms to the standard recommended in the Health and Safety Executive’s
Guidelines on Educational Excursions. Around two weeks prior to the actual
visit, the class teacher will visit the farm with our Project Coordinator to
meet the farmer, walk the route and check over the risk assessment. Classroom
Talks For Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools. We have a network of trained
classroom speakers, made up of volunteer farmers from the local area, who can
visit your school and bring farming and the countryside to life. Once a booking
has been confirmed, the speaker will contact the teacher to discuss the format,
content of the session and curriculum links. Some ideas are: The story of milk,
from cow to carton A day in the life of a farmer Scottish agriculture From farm
to fork Recycling on the farm Careers in the countryside These are only
suggestions and all talks are tailored to meet individual needs.
