School gardening training courses

Our free online courses will help you to understand the key benefits of gardening in your school and give you the skills to get growing

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Course one: Getting Started with School Gardening

School gardening can help enhance learning, wellbeing and pupil engagement. In this 45-minute course, you’ll explore the key benefits of school gardening, practical steps to set up your own garden and strategies to involve the whole school community.

This course covers:

  • The research-backed benefits of school gardening
  • How to get started, think about your space and the tools and equipment you’ll need
  • Ways to engage members from across the school community, including Senior Leadership

Course two: Basic Horticulture Skills for School Gardening

Understanding the basics of plant care is an essential step to creating a successful school garden. This one-hour course will equip you with the fundamental horticultural knowledge you need to create a thriving garden with your pupils.

This course covers:

  • The horticultural knowledge you will need to start growing in your school
  • Growing from seed, plant care and watering
  • Growing with the seasons

Course three: Planet-friendly Gardening

Gardening in an environmentally friendly way helps to protect nature while creating a successful school garden. This one-hour course will guide you through sustainable gardening practices that support plant growth, encourage wildlife and make the most of your existing plants.

This course covers:

  • Soil health, peat-free compost, mulching and no-dig methods
  • How to attract biodiversity into the school garden
  • Ways to make new plants from old through propagation techniques

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.