Farm

Autumn Term 2011, installation of new greenhouse

Spring Term 2011, Primary School visits the Bredon Farm

Autumn Term 2010 latest photographs from the farm -click here or just scroll down

ImageThe farm is one of Bredon School's greatest - and most unusual - assets. Established soon after the school was founded in 1962, it is a fully working farm, complete with pigs, cows, sheep, poultry and small animals.

All the younger children at Bredon, from Year 3 upwards, spend at least one hour each week at the farm. Children who love animals or enjoy growing plants will find that volunteers for extra work are always welcome!

But the farm is not only an invaluable resource in the general life of the school; it is also an excellent facility for more serious vocational studies. A GCSE Rural & Agricultural Science course is offered in Years 10 and 11, as well as a Land Based Operations National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) and BTEC 1st Diploma in Countryside and Environment in the Sixth Form.

ImageIn line with the changing face of British agriculture, education in conservation forms an increasingly significant part of the studies at Bredon, together with specialist food production and the use of land for leisure. The school also has close links with other local farms, nurseries and garden centres, which vocational students visit regularly.

Fact File

  • Bredon School Farm is one of only around 40 school farms across both the state and independent education sectors in the UK
  • The farm has a long record of success at leading UK agricultural shows and often wins prizes for its Pedigree Large White pigs
  • Other pedigree animals include South Devon suckler cows, Welsh Mule ewes and Texel rams
  • The farm's greenhouses grow around 6,500 bedding plants each year. Of these, 3,000 are planted around the school and many of the remaining plants are sold at the school's annual May Fair.

 

Schools enjoy the magic of spring on the farm

Pupils and staff from Bredon School proudly showed off their school Farm to younger children visiting from a local primary.

The School, is offering free themed educational visits to other schools. Deerhurst & Apperley C of E Primary School was the first to take up the offer, with youngsters enjoying the delights of spring on a farm – including meeting the lambs and collecting eggs.

For more information about this visit see our Press Release

Activity on the farm Autumn 2010
 
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