The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced the launch of a pioneering new website to encourage horticulture in schools as part of their RHS Campaign for School Gardening.
The new site will offer an enhanced resource for both teachers and students, to engage with and support schools to develop and actively use a school garden.
As the UK’s largest school gardening campaign, with over 19,000 schools and groups currently participating – representing 59% of all UK primary schools and 47% of secondary schools - it’s hoped that the new website will allow even more schools and youth groups to get stuck in, creating their own gardens and inspiring gardeners and botanists of the future.
Developed in house, the new site is the Society’s first to use responsive design, providing an improved user experience along with lesson-ready resources from lesson plans to tips on what to grow when, and even access to RHS advice - all for free.
Registered users can also bookmark their favourite resources and events tailored to their learning needs, and monitor the progress of their class by uploading evidence to an online portfolio of achievement, which can then in turn build towards earning the school a prestigious School Gardening Award.
For those hoping to develop their newfound passion further, a new dedicated careers section will give advice and information to young people considering a career in horticulture.
As a result of the new site, the RHS hopes to see 8,000 schools taking part in the awards scheme by January 2016.
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