Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Take your children on a journey of learning and discovery

The Countryside Stewardship Scheme provides a free delivered school session for a chosen class to Greystone Farm in Bourton on the Water to schools within Gloucestershire. All you pay for is your transport!

Our skilled and experienced learning team will lead your visit and engage the children’s heads, hearts and hands. Sessions link with KS1 or KS2 science, geography or history curricula and give opportunities for developing literacy and numeracy skills.

HABITAT DISCOVERY

UPPER KEY STAGE 1 AND KEY STAGE 2

A hands-on habitats discovery day including a woodland nature detective hunt/meadow bug sweep and river dipping (season and site dependent)

Claire watching a child investigating creatures found in the river eye

RIVER DISCOVERY DAY

UPPER KEY STAGE 2

Explore the key aspects of the River Eye, identify the invertebrates living there and search for evidence of river-bank dwelling animals.

IRON AGE LIFE

KEY STAGE 2

Travel back in time to discover what life was like during the Iron Age. Find out how Iron Age people lived in harmony with the natural world

A view of Gloucester Cathedral from Robinswood Hill

Countryside Stewardship Scheme sites

GREYSTONES FARM

Click here to explore Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserves and to find more information on Greystones Farm

Things to know before your visit

Staffing ratios:

Nursery/pre-school: one adult per three children
Reception: one adult per five children
Years 1-3: one adult per six children
Years 4-6: one adult per eight children
Ratios do not include one-to-one support or Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers

Please note, the Countryside Stewardship Scheme does not cover your transport costs.

On the day of your visit

The children will work together as a class for the day. In case we need to divide them up within an activity, it will be helpful to have them pre-assigned in groups with your helping adults.

Please ensure that the children and adults are dressed appropriately for the season and the weather forecast for the local area including layers for cold weather and sun cream and sunhat for sunny days. Please ask the learning team if you need more information.

It’s important that the children have wellington boots and a change of shoes/socks in case their feet get wet.

Safeguarding and Risk Assessment for School Visits

Safeguarding and risk assessments are imperative to keep children safe during sessions. Below you will find the GWT safeguarding policy and the generic risk assessment for all school visits. We also do an 'On the Day' risk assessment following a site check by the staff member leading the session on the day of each session and including any additional risks related to the specific sessions activity. If you would like a copy of the on the day risk assessment for a session or more details on how we implement the safeguarding policy please email learning@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk

The children and adults attending each session are made aware of risks and mitigation measures at the start of each session.

Risk assessment for school visits

Complete the booking form below for your Countryside Stewardship Scheme visit with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

School name

School address

School email address

School phone number

Lead teachers name

Lead teachers email address

Lead teachers mobile phone number (best on the day)

Which session are you booking?

Date of visit

Year group

Class name

Number of children

Number of adults

Please indicate how many are school staff and how many are adult helpers.
Please see above for GWT recommended adult/child ratios.

General ability of children

Are you at the beginning or end of the topic?

Have the children visited the site before?

Have the adults visited the site before?

Have you had a pre-trip meeting?

Medical and SEND information for group

In order for us to make any necessary adjustments to your visit, please complete the below table with all SEND and medical information for your class. Please ensure you refer to each child as 'child A', 'child B' etc.
Scroll or use the tab key to move between the boxes.

Name	Condition	Medical need/SEND	Staff responsible
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND
Name	Condition	Staff responsible	Medical need/SEND

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Countryside Stewardship Scheme