Education & the RHS
Programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) days for teachers
The RHS Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme - previously known as INSET - is available to teachers, support staff, school governors and others who are involved in teaching and inspiring children about plants and gardening. A wide range of topics is available, encompassing the use and development of school grounds, and so provides practical experience, activities and ideas for using horticulture in all areas of the curriculum.
The aims of this programme are:
- To encourage and advise teaching of the National Curriculum both inside and outside the classroom, using plants, school grounds and environmental areas.
- To enthuse teachers about developing and sustaining both flower and vegetable gardens in school grounds.
- To improve knowledge and understanding of plants and horticulture.
Please note
- The courses begin at 10am and finish at approximately 4pm, unless otherwise stated.
- Part of the day is usually spent outdoors, so please bring/wear suitable clothing and footwear.
- Lunch is included in the cost.
- Payment is required before the course date. Please send a non-refundable cheque payable to the RHS or an invoice with your booking.
Full programme
To download an Adobe Acrobat pdf of the full 2006-07 programme, venues and booking form click here (893KB)
You can then click on the individual links within the document for fuller information on each individual course.
For an alternative format of the leaflet please call 0845 062 1111, textphone 18001 020 7834 4333 or e-mail membership@rhs.org.uk
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To obtain a booking form that you can print off and post back to us click here
Please note: The following days are now FULL
16 March: Growing fruit and vegetables in the school garden (Sparsholt College)
20 March: Water efficient gardening (RHS Garden Hyde Hall)
23 March: Growing fruit and vegetables in school (National Wildflower Centre)
27 March: Gardening in schools (RHS Garden Harlow Carr)
27 March: Setting up a school garden (Osberton Nurseries)
17 April: Growing fruit and vegetables in the school garden (RHS Garden Wisley)
24 April: Sow it, grow it and eat it! (Osberton Nurseries)
25 April: Gardening in schools (Assington Mill)
Tailor-made CPD days
If courses in the programme interest you and seem appropriate for all your staff, please call to discuss a ‘Tailor-made’ CPD day. It is possible to organise a whole school training day, personalised for your school, in any of the listed venues.
For further information please contact:
School and Family Learning
RHS Garden Wisley
Woking
Surrey GU23 6QB
Tel: 0845 260 9000
Fax: 01483 212382
E-mail: schools@rhs.org.uk
School visits
If your school would like to visit one of the RHS gardens
for a day then this is possible.
For more information click here