Farm becomes the first to be accredited for farm visits

A NORTHANTS FARM has become the first to be accredited as suitable for school visits under a national scheme.

The Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme is designed to increase schools’ access to farmland and provide safe, educational places for farmland and countryside teaching.

The idea is to build a single national database of recognised, approved farms and farmers.

This will giving assurance to teachers and schools visiting the countryside that they will get the most from their farm visits.

CEVAS has been developed by Farming and Countryside Education (FACE), in partnership with DEFRA, the Countryside Agency, and DfES.

The scheme is administered by the Access to Farms partnership.