We had a brilliant discussion with Farmer Anne and Farmer Tom on STEM Community Live Q&A Ask a Farmer - the discussion was wide-ranging and will give you an idea of the curriculum areas that a farm visit or Farmer Time video-call can help you to engage pupils with. Keep an eye out on the STEM Community home page for the recording if you missed it!
We shared a number of useful links in that chat, which you won't see on the recording, so here they are just in case they are useful for you - worth a look through if you teach in primary or secondary.
Thanks to all who joined us, and to our amazing, passionate farmers Anne and Tom!
https://www.farmertime.uk/ Free fortnightly video calls between farmers and classrooms. Bringing the countryside to life.
https://www.farmvention.com/ From the NFU Create an invention, innovation or idea to help British farmers continue to care for the environment and become Climate Super Heroes.
https://www.engineeringeducates.org/archive You may need to sign up to SEERIH engineering educates to access these Farmvention resources from the archive.
https://education.nfuonline.com/SpeakersForSchools Suitable for primary and secondary schools – book a farmer for a school assembly. Farmers for Schools gives students access to voices from modern farming and invites your students to an open conversation about agriculture in the UK.
https://leaf.eco/ Linking environment and farming. At LEAF, we promote and support more sustainable farming to create a resilient food & farming system for future generations.
https://farmsunday.org/ 8th June 2025 Visit a local friendly farmer!
https://www.countrysideclassroom.org.uk/ a range of resources and information relating to farming, careers, food production.
https://www.nfyfc.org.uk/ National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs
https://bofin.org.uk/ BOFIN is a growing network of farmers, scientists, researchers and citizen scientists. United by a passion for innovation in agriculture, the network is facilitated by a dedicated team of four. Click the button to find out more about BOFIN.
City and Guilds Level 2 Technical award in Land-based studies – currently counts for performance tables https://www.cityandguilds.com/qualifications-and-apprenticeships/land-based-services/agriculture/0170-technical-award-in-land-based-studies#tab=documents
Farm Visit Health and Safety
http://www.farmsforschools.org.uk/ffsinformation/healthandsafety.htm Farm visit health and safety guidance.
https://visitmyfarm.org/resources/code-of-practice
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/leaf-website/Teachers_Code_of_Practice.pdf
https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/visitor-attractions.htm