London

Regional Advisor, Jim Bliss

Find out about your Regional Advisor, Jim Bliss or contact him at the email adress below.
schoolgardeninglondon@rhs.org.uk

The RHS runs Continuing Professional Development one-day courses in your area for all adults teaching and inspiring children about plants and gardening.

FREE Twilight School Gardening Event Find out more.

12/06/2013 - Explosive Science at the Science Museum!

The perfect end-of-term trip for KS2 and KS3! See bubbles become fireballs and dodge the hydrogen rockets in our brand-new theatre production, The Energy Show. Read more...

28/05/2013 - RHS Level 5 School at Chelsea on BBC 1 (London News)

Rosie Ghuman, a year 3 pupil from Charlton Manor Primary School was at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to help show case Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Blue’. Read more...


22/05/2013 - Two FACE training courses running in London this summer on using farms and the outdoor environment to teach key primary school skills; Literacy on Stepney City Farm 20 June 2013 and Maths at Kentish Town City Farm 4 July 2013. Please see related links on right side of page for more information and booking terms.

22/05/2013 - LEEF JOB - Learning and Conservation Officer - Forty Hall Estate, LB.  Enfield have recently secured funding for a full-time (5 year) Learning
and Conservation Officer from Heritage Lottery Fund.


13/05/2013 - LEEF JOB: After-School Club Co-ordinator (Holloway Neighbourhood Group)

08/05/2013 - PACT Permaculture Courses Available read more...

08/05/2013 - Teacher employment opportunity at Mulgrave Primary School.  See link on right side of page.

01/05/2013 - LEEF Education Consultancy Opportunity

01/03/2013 - Spring 2013 Update - Your regional advisor has much to share with you! See related link on the right side of page to learn more.

16/01/2013 - Willow stems for your school

24/09/2012 - RHS School Gardening on BBC Breakfast Show.  Read more ...
  
20/06/2012 - The Tree Council - Tree Exchange - encouraging Londoners to gather seeds to grow new trees.

15/08/2011 - Free fieldwork equipment hire is now available to secondary schools across South East London (Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwich).

 

20/10/10 Get Your Grown-ups Growing event held at Sacred Heart Junior School, Roehampton. Read more

 

25/08/10 - Forster Park Primary School creates flower displays to celebrate the 2010 world cup. Click here to see the pictures!

 

08/06/10 - The London Tree and Woodland Grant Scheme The Forestry Commission, Groundwork London and the Mayor of London are working together to improve the trees and woodlands of London.
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02/02/10 - New Regional Advisor for London
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18/05/09 - Itching to get growing, but you don’t have a garden?

We have a large garden at the back of our cafe, in New Cross, SE London, some of which could be used by local school children. Our address is Cafe Crema, 306 New Cross Road, London SE14 6AF.
Please contact us if you are interested by email: chris.m.boddington@googlemail.com

 

Feb 09 - The Garden Classroom website

The Garden Classroom, based in Islington, runs imaginative educational sessions and events, focusing on gardening, wildlife, science and the environment.
Click here for access to the website.

 

Dec 08 - Useful resources for Eco-schools in Southwark

 

Jul 08 - St Joseph's R.C. Junior School

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Oct 08 - Get involved in gardening at the farm

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Sep 07 - Campaign launched in Streatham school garden

St Leonard’s C of E Primary School, Streatham played host to the launch of the RHS Campaign for School Gardening on 19th September 2007. The school has been working with the RHS for many years and was described by Ruth Taylor, Head of Education for the RHS, as ‘a shining example of the benefits that gardening in school can bring’.

The campaign is encouraging all primary schools throughout the UK to use gardening to teach the National Curriculum. It aims to have 4000 schools registered, and benefiting from RHS support, by the end of 2008.