Our Vision
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.
We aim to inspire and enable teachers to use food, farming and the natural environment more often, in and out of the classroom, because we want all children to have the opportunity to learn about and experience these essential topics.
Countryside Classroom is a managed by a partnership of organisations that represent the very best in food, farming and environment education. We are committed to working together to increase the quality of our services and reduce duplication in the sector.
Connect with us
Become a contributor - Does your organisation offer educational content or services relating to food, farming or the natural environment? Adding your listing to Countryside Classroom could help you to reach more schools, and there is no cost involved.
Countryside Classroom is actively seeking contributions from organisations who have educational content or services to share with schools.
- To contribute educational resources, please go here.
- To contribute places to visit please log in here.
- To contribute a school support listing, please log in here.
Not sure? Send us an email, telling us a bit about what you do.
Become a partner - Countryside Classroom partner organisations are committed to educating about one or more of food, farming and the natural environment. Partners work together to ensure the success of Countryside Classroom and benefit from opportunities to exchange knowledge, share expertise and networks, to collaborate in new ways to address shared challenges.
Interested? Send us an email to request more information about what being a partner involves.
Countryside Classroom is free to use and contains more than a thousand pieces of content across three areas: resources, places to visit and school support. If you know what you’re looking for, start your search now.
If you’re not sure, or are looking for inspiration, try our features page, which contains a mixture of news articles and blogs to give you practical ideas to get started.
You can also sign up to receive our newsletter, delivered to your inbox twice a term. The newsletter will keep you up to date with new additions to the site and includes a calendar of training and events taking place near you.
We are currently recruiting for teachers to join our Teacher Advisory Panel. Joining the panel means you will be the first to hear about new developments and you’ll help us to improve whilst earning rewards.
If you like what we do and want to keep in touch, please follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to recommend Countryside Classroom to your colleagues.
In order to offer a free service to schools, Countryside Classroom relies on the support of donors and sponsors. We offer a range of flexible sponsorship opportunities to relevant companies seeking to enhance their visibility amongst a broad education audience.
Opportunities for sponsorship include:
- A bespoke background advert to appear on the Countryside Classroom website
- Donating products or equipment to be used as prizes
- One off events
- Sponsoring specific campaign or publication, such as research reports
- Sponsoring our newsletter
- Providing core funding
Interested? Send us an email telling us about your company and how you are interested in supporting Countryside Classroom.
Our Partners
Our range of expertise covers farming, food and the countryside across the full range of ages and curriculum subjects. We...
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LTL provides a range of membership, training, resources and programme activity, much of this is linked to the aims and...
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Social Farms & Gardens is a UK wide charity supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together. They: Advocate and...
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Outdoor Learning Experiences supports teachers who wish to take their children away from the classroom to engage in learning in...
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We a small but dynamic national educational charity, established in 1978 and dedicated to bringing alive the working countryside for...
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Garden Organic, the UK's leading organic growing charity, has been at the forefront of the organic horticulture movement for more...
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We are committed to increasing children’s understanding of where and how their food is grown, reared and produced. We...
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The mission of Countryside Learning (CL) is a simple one. It is to educate, inform and inspire children, parents and...
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LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is the leading organisation delivering more sustainable farming and food. LEAF works with farmers, the...
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The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Adopt a School Trust is a national charity that teaches children about food...
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The RHS is the largest gardening charity in the UK and through our Campaign for School Gardening and community outreach...
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Natural England is the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England, helping to protect England’s nature and landscapes for...
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Food Teachers Centre is a UK based self-help group founded by Louise T Davies in 2013 and supported by experienced...
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The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is the national charity that champions learning outside the classroom (LOtC). Our...
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Our mission is to ensure that every child enjoys fresh sustainable food at school and understands where their food comes...
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At Food For Life we believe in real food for everyone, every day. Our recipe is simple: Your school will...
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The National Farm Attraction Network (NFAN) has over 250 Members and is the only independent co-operative for farm and rural...
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Our aim as an educational trust is to coordinate and communicate existing food, farming and countryside educational activity in Norfolk...
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Children’s author Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare founded Farms for City Children at Nethercott House in Devon in...
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At our Cawood Farm, Stockbridge House, which is managed as a technology transfer facility, we have been hosting some 2000...
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The National Trust looks after more than 250,000 hectares of land, 775 miles of coastline, over 350 historic houses...
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The Canal & River Trust is the charity that looks after and brings to life 2000 miles of waterways, because...
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By Teaching the curriculum in a variety of outdoor settings the Ernest Cook Trust immerse children in the natural environment...
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The Association ofShow and Agricultural Organisations sets out to: Promote agriculture, horticulture and the countryside through shows and other events...
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Fun Kitchen is staffed by qualified secondary school food teachers who lead ‘pop up’ cookery workshops in primary...
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Agriculture and rural life is at the heart of YFC and has been since the first club was founded almost...
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Established in 1937, ADA is the membership organisation for drainage, water level and flood risk management authorities throughout the UK...
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The overall aim of the project is to involve schools in being active participants in creating a physical garden space...
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The EA was established to protect and improve the environment. Within England we’re responsible for: regulating major industry and...
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The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is a membership organisation for owners of land, property and rural businesses. As...
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