Is my school or group eligible?

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If you dont meet our eligibility below, or are located in the South West, South Wales and Scotland click this link to find out about other organisations that may provide support for your school or group.

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Primary School is above 25.9% Free School Meals (EVER6)

We have consulted The Office of the Children’s Commissioner to ask what measure we should use to identify primary schools to take part in our programmes and have been told that above-average Free Schools Meal EVER6 (Pupils eligible for free school meals at any time during the past 6 years) intake is the best measure currently 25.9%.  

If your school has FSMEVER6 of 25.9.% or above you are eligible for our support. 

Search for English Schools: Free School Meal (EVER6) Percentage

 

Primary School is below 25.9% Free School Meals (EVER6) 

We have limited availability in our programmes for schools which don’t meet the FSMEVER criteria but are one of the following. 

• ​A specialist SEND or SEMH school.​ 
• An alternative provider of education, including; ​ 
  - Pupil Referral Units for primary-age children​ 
  - Local Authority hospital and outreach departments.​ 
• School with high percentage of children receiving Service Pupil Premium

If your school doesn’t fit the above criteria but due to circumstances believe the children should have access to our programmes, please contact us. info@countrytrust.org.uk

 

Non-school groups supporting disadvantaged children

We have limited availability in our programmes for groups and organisations which support disadvantaged children (including groups which meet in school buildings but outside of school hours).

• A group or organisation supporting disadvantaged primary children outside of formal education. ​ 
• A holiday activity programme for Pupil Premium children of primary age.  
• A group supporting refugee / asylum seeker children / families. ​ 
• A group supporting vulnerable families. ​ 
• A group supporting Looked After Children.​ 
• A group supporting Young Carers. ​ 

If your group doesn’t fit the above criteria but due to circumstances believe the children should have access to our programmes, please contact us. info@countrytrust.org.uk

 

Welsh Schools

We use Welsh Free School Meal (FSM) data which is a three-year average.

If your school has FSM of 23% or above you are eligible for our support

Search for Welsh Schools: Free School Meal Percentage

 

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Don't meet our eligiblity criteria, or located in South-West, South Wales or Scotland?

These are other fantastic organisations that may be able to support your school or group. 

NFU understands the challenges faced by the profession, so all resources and initiatives have been designed with three main goals in mind:

• To save teachers time and reduce workload
• To spark learners’ passion and enthusiasm for STEM subjects
• To convey important messages about food, farming, and nutrition through a cross‑curricular, project‑based approach

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LEAF Education, in partnership with members, work to engage, inspire and motivate young people and wider society to be conscious consumers who feel empowered to make decisions that ensures we have a world that is growing, eating, and living sustainably. They work across the education and agricultural sectors to mobilise farmers and educators to bring food production, farming and the environment into a learning context and embed an appreciation of farming into everyday life.

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The Royal Highland Education Trust works with volunteers in Scotland to provide free educational activities and experiential learning opportunities linked to Curriculum for Excellence.

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Countryside Classroom helps teachers to find resources, places to visit and school support relating to the themes of food, farming and the natural environment. Our site contains a range of quality assured educational content from hundreds of contributors.

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