Edible Gardens in Schools

Info:  Eddible Gardens in Schools was set up by Rachel Sykes at the beginning of 2005 in order to help schools in Devon to establish organic, edible gardens in their school grounds. EGS offers practical, hands-on workshops to schools on topics such as Building Raised Beds, Spring Seeds Sowing, Building Compost Systems and Making Liquid Fertiliser. Any other gardening topic you are interested in can be accommodated!

education otherwise

Info:  Education Otherwise is a membership based organisation that provides support and information for families whose children are being educated outside school, and for those who wish to uphold the freedom of families to take proper responsibility for the education of their children.

An increasing number of parents and children want an alternative to school. Our reasons are many, and we often differ widely in our views, but as parents we share the desire to take back direct responsibility for the education of our children rather than to delegate it to schools.

Environmental Trainers Network

Info:  The charity was set up in 1959, and has a successful history of environmental conservation volunteering throughout the UK and around the world.

Working with and supporting BTCV can be a rewarding experience for corporate partners, the Government, Big Lottery Fund, local authorities, government agencies such as English Nature and individual donors.

Ethics for Schools

Info:  The ethicsforschools.org indexing system is designed to fit with the syllabus requirements for GCSE and A'level religious studies.

Through the resource centre you can access either the GCSE index or the A'level index and follow the links to relevant articles.

News review provides a review of relevant news items since 1997, organised by topic.

There are also links to the various examination boards' websites so that you can check the course syllabus requirements for yourself. This is important since there is variation between the different boards, and the topics used for indexing here serve only as a basic guide.

Field Studies Council

Info:  The Field Studies Council (FSC) is a pioneering educational charity committed to bringing environmental understanding to all.

Established in 1943, the FSC has become internationally respected for its national network of 17 education centres, international outreach training projects, research programmes, information and publication services and wide range of fascinating professional training and leisure courses.We provide informative and enjoyable opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to discover, explore, be inspired by, and understand the natural environment.

The FSC believes the more we know about the environment, the more we can appreciate its needs and protect its diversity and beauty for future generations.

Garden Organic for Schools

Info:  Garden Organic, the UK's leading organic growing charity, has been at the forefront of the organic horticulture movement for 50 years and is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.

Green - Schools

Info:  Green-Schools, known internationally as Eco-Schools, is an international environmental education programme, environmental management system and award scheme that promotes and acknowledges long-term, whole school action for the environment.

Keep Britain Tidy

Info:  We are an environmental charity and the anti-litter campaign for England. We also run programmes such as Eco-Schools, Blue Flag and Quality Coast Awards for beaches, and the Green Flag for parks to demonstrate practical action.

We were formed more than half a century ago by one of the earliest forms of girl power. The National Federation of Women’s Institutes wanted to tackle the increasing litter problem. In 1954, led by its chair Lady Elisabeth Brunner, the group passed a resolution to ‘Keep Britain Tidy’. They quickly got to work in trying to stop littering and encourage a pride in places. By the Swinging Sixties, we became an independent organisation and received our first Government funding. In 1969, the iconic Tidy Man logo began to appear on bins and packaging. A decade later, we were using the media to tackle littering and embarked on a high-profile campaign to get our messages across.

We are passionate about cleaner, greener places. Our vision is for a cleaner, greener England, respected and enjoyed by all. We campaign against litter and neglect, for better cared for and more attractive places. We help by providing knowledge, advice and support. We lead by inspiring policy and practical action.

Keep Wales Tidy

Info:  A clean and tidy Wales is likely to be a safer Wales. Areas that are traditionally no-go areas after dark are more likely to be poorly maintained, plagued by graffiti and abandoned vehicles, and the domain of fly-tippers. Reducing the fear of crime has a real impact on the occurrence of crime. Greater public confidence in using their local environments reduces the opportunities for others to damage those environments.

Keep Wales Tidy considers that a "clean and tidy Wales" can be primarily achieved by changing people’s attitudes so that they are less likely to engage in activities that have a negative impact on their local environments. Keep Wales Tidy will take an holistic view towards the local environment and will seek to tackle issues such as littering, flytipping, dog fouling, graffiti, flyposting and vandalism. We will target our activities by seeking to tackle anti-social behaviour and seeking to change people’s behaviour so that they do not have a negative impact on the quality of their local environment.