School Milk Project - Setting up a farm visit

About CEVAS
CEVAS is a voluntary scheme which has been designed to help farmers have a better understanding of how to provide safe facilities for children to visit, information that fits with curricular studies, and to give them confidence in dealing with school visits.

Through the accreditation scheme, farmers complete three one-day courses in:

1. preparing for farm visits;
2. food, farming and the countryside in the national curriculum; and
3. talking to pupils, students and teachers

Once an individual has been accredited, the farm undergoes a health and safety inspection. If successful, they are listed as CEVAS accredited on the Teachernet and Defra Countrywalks websites. Accredited farms are inspected bi-annually.

CEVAS was developed by Farming and Countryside Education, in partnership with Defra, the former Countryside Agency and the Department for Education and Skills.

Forthcoming courses
If you would like to book on one of the courses listed below please find the Booking and Training Needs Assessment forms at www.farmgarden.org.uk/atf, or email ian@farmgarden.org.uk or telephone 01373 302204 to have them posted to you. All courses lead to Open College Network and Access To Farms certificates. If you have any queries please call Ian on 01373 302204

If you are uncertain about committing to a full CEVAS course why not attend a 3 hour introductory session on educational visits? This will include an outline of the CEVAS course and give you an opportunity to ask questions. Please also consider encouraging other farmers to attend one of these events.

Do you Farm in Wales?  [scroll down for English]
Cynllun Achredu Ymweliadau Addysgol â Chefn Gwlad (CEVAS)
  A ydych yn ffermwr neu yn swyddog addysg cefn gwlad sydd â diddordeb mewn cynnal ymweliadau addysgol i ysgolion a’r cyhoedd? Cwrs hyfforddiant yw CEVAS sydd yn cynnwys iechyd a diogelwch, cysylltiadau â’r cwricwlwm a sut i gyfathrebu â phobl ifanc, gan arwain at gymhwyster swyddogol. Mae dros 30 o ffermwyr wedi mynychu cyrsiau yng Nghymru dros y gaeaf, a byddwn yn rhedeg mwy o gyrsiau yn 2008/09.

Yn y cyfamser, mae cyfle mynychu cwrs hanner-diwrnod rhad ac am ddim, i ddysgu mwy am ymweliadau gan ysgolion heb ddim ymrwymiad. Mae’r taflenni ynghlwm yn rhoi manylion cyrsiau ger Aberhonddu ac yn Aberystwyth fis Medi. Mae’r cwrs yn rhad ond mae’n bwysig archebu lle gyda ni. Os ydych wedi gwneud cwrs CEVAS yn barod, byddwch cystal â danfon y manylion hyn at unrhwyun a allai fod â diddordeb.

Edrychwn ymlaen at glywed gennych!
Jane Powell
FACE Cymru
01970 621530
jane@face-online.org.uk
www.face-cymru.org.uk

Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS) – free introductory courses
Are you a farmer or countryside education officer who is interested in hosting educational visits for schools and the public? CEVAS is a training scheme which includes health and safety, links to the school curriculum and how to communicate with young people, leading to a recognized qualification. Over 30 farmers attended courses in Wales last winter, and we will be running more courses in 2008/09.

Meanwhile there is an opportunity to come on a free half-day course, to find out about school visits without any obligation. The downloadable PDF files below give details of courses near Brecon and at Aberystwyth in September. The course is free, but it is important to book your place with us. If you have already done a CEVAS course, please pass these details on to anyone you know who might be interested.
[download Aberystwyth course information]
[download Brecon course information]

We look forward to hearing from you!
Jane Powell
FACE Wales
01970 621530
jane@face-online.org.uk
www.face-cymru.org.uk

Useful website links:

http://www.face-cymru.org.uk
http://www.leafuk.org
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/
http://countrywalks.defra.gov.uk/
http://www.face-online.org.uk/
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/
http://www.hse.gov.uk/
http://www.ukagriculture.com

Teaching Outside the Classroom
Are you a setting other than a school offering educational activities to young people?

Would you like to help trainee teachers to develop their understanding of partnership working, learning outside the classroom and creativity? Could you offer placements to trainee teachers in your setting?

If the answer to the questions above is "yes" then please download the
"TEACHING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM" PDF document for info on offering teaching placements.