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Defra announcement on Environmental Land Management schemes

28 May 2024

Educational Access (ED1) is said to be available ‘later this year' in SFI.

Policy
Campaigns
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40% of children either don’t know or don’t think that most of their food relies on soil

20 March 2024

Calling for urgent action to give children more soil-based learning in schools

Policy
Campaigns
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The National Education Nature Park

14 December 2023

Grant available to support learning about the natural world

Policy
Farming
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Environmental Land Management and the future of farm payments

5 April 2023

Payments are being rolled out under the heading of Environmental Land Management

Policy
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Update on ELMS

6 December 2022

Positive update but clarity and details required.

Policy
Campaigns
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Policy: Government Food Strategy - our response

14 June 2022

To achieve real change then children should get out of the classroom and explore

Policy
Campaigns
Nadhim Zahawi

Our response to the DfE’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy by Nina Bell

13 May 2022

Nina Bell attended the DfE's Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy Launch

Policy
Farming
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Update Educational Access Payments

7 April 2022

Availability and awareness of Educational Access Payments (ED1).

Policy
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Country Trust’s 2020-2021 snapshot

1 January 2022

Our ambition now is to provide for children at a totally different scale.