We want to educate children, and also to show that science can be a fun and attractive career. To support this we run various activities in the UK which aim to promote science to children and university students.
We are particularly proud to be linked with other national educational groups, including Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) and Farming and Countryside Education (FACE). In 2008 we supported the Year of Food and Farming, an industry led initiative aiming to change children's relationship with food and understanding of environmental issues. We showed our support through various educational outreach programs, including farm visits for local schools. Our Jealott's Hill site in Berkshire reached over 5000 chidren in this year, showing over 3000 around the site in three months.
So far in 2009, we have reached over 10,000 children, particularly thanks to our array of science experiments at the Windsor International Guides and Scouts Camp (WINGS) in August.
For the past three years we have also contributed to the Times 100, a business studies resource for GCSE, A Level and university students. Our first case study received over one million downloads. This forms part of our focus on inspiring children to continue on a scientific path and gives them an insight into science and technology in industry.
At Jealott’s Hill we encourage schools to visit the site to learn about crops and science, and are always happy to help with science lessons in local schools. Find out more at our 'Your place or Ours?' page.