Select Committee

Royal Horticulture Society

HSI0050 - Horticultural sector

Written Evidence May. 19 2023

Inquiry: Horticultural sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Horticultural Sector Committee

Found: HSI0050 - Horticultural sector Royal Horticulture Society Written Evidence

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Select Committee

Polkadot Wellies Gardening Services

HSI0069 - Horticultural sector

Written Evidence Jun. 12 2023

Inquiry: Horticultural sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Horticultural Sector Committee

Found: HSI0069 - Horticultural sector Polkadot Wellies Gardening Services Written Evidence

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Written Question

Horticulture: Curriculum

Monday 15th May 2023

Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include (a) horticulture and (b) gardening in the national curriculum.

Answered by Nick Gibb

In the Schools White Paper, published in 2022, the Department committed to make no further changes to the National Curriculum for the remainder of this Parliament.

The National Curriculum is a framework which sets out the content that schools are expected to cover in each curriculum subject. Teachers are expected to use their own knowledge and expertise to determine how they teach their pupils the content of the curriculum, tailoring their lessons to the individual needs of the pupils.

Whilst not mentioned as standalone topics, schools have the freedom and flexibility to teach horticulture and gardening. For example, in science pupils are taught about plants and living things and their habitats.

In citizenship, a compulsory part of the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4, pupils undertake school and community based volunteering. Young people are encouraged to tackle local issues in their communities. This could include activities related to the environment and nature, such as community gardening.

Many schools offer enrichment activities, including gardening, to promote an understanding of nature, nutrition and wellbeing among pupils. The Department recognises the significant benefits that extracurricular activities at out of school settings, such as gardening clubs, can have for children’s mental health and wellbeing, as well as their educational and social development.

The Department is developing draft subject content for a new GCSE in natural history, to be taught from 2025, which will include opportunities for students to gain a deeper knowledge of the natural world around them.

For post 16 students, the Department is introducing employer designed T Levels in Agriculture, Land Management and Production from September this year. This course gives students the opportunity to specialise in ornamental horticulture and landscaping.

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Select Committee

Jim Carter

HSI0092 - Horticultural sector

Written Evidence Jun. 22 2023

Inquiry: Horticultural sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Horticultural Sector Committee

Found: Gardening was our joy and our sanity.

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Select Committee

Oxford Climate Alumni Network Sustainable Food and Farming Working Group

HSI0056 - Horticultural sector

Written Evidence Jun. 12 2023

Inquiry: Horticultural sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Horticultural Sector Committee

Found: HSI0056 - Horticultural sector Oxford Climate Alumni Network Sustainable Food and Farming Working Group

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Select Committee

Neal’s Yard Remedies

HSI0081 - Horticultural sector

Written Evidence Jun. 22 2023

Inquiry: Horticultural sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Horticultural Sector Committee

Found: particular insight into the socio- economic importance of gardens and gardening in the UK.

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Select Committee

D. J. Squire & Co., Limited trading as Squires Garden Centres

HSI0020 - Horticultural sector

Written Evidence Apr. 27 2023

Inquiry: Horticultural sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Horticultural Sector Committee

Found: We are proud to be longstanding members of the HTA and GCA. 1.Raising the Profile of UK Horticulture

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Select Committee

Harper Adams University, Forces Farming, McDonald's, and Tristram Plants

Oral Evidence Mar. 05 2024

Inquiry: Education and Careers in Land-based Sectors
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: Harper Adams University, Forces Farming, McDonald's, and Tristram Plants Oral Evidence

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Select Committee

Klondyke Group Ltd

HSI0024 - Horticultural sector

Written Evidence May. 12 2023

Inquiry: Horticultural sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Horticultural Sector Committee

Found: Gardening has always been seen as being beneficial to both physical and mental wellbeing but this

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