Getting Involved

Getting in touch with your local Regional Education Consultant (REC) is a great place to start. Explain your vision, and your motivation for hosting farm visits, and your local REC will be able to offer you guidance and support you in your journey to becoming an educational visit host.

By becoming a LEAF Education member you join thousands of like-minded farmers who want to access deeper support to engage with schools both on and off the farm. We directly support members to connect with schools and provide training to expand what you can do.

To get you ready to host your first farm visit, LEAF Education provides training to prepare you to deliver high-quality, safe farm visits. From ensuring safety to designing the experience, our training and resources give you the tools and knowledge to provide excellent educational experiences on the farm.

After completing CEVAS training you'll be ready to start hosting farm visits. But our support for LEAF Education members doesn't stop there. Our local RECs can continue to support you and help you develop what you're able to offer.

CEVAS Plus is designed for anyone who took the CEVAS qualification over 5 years ago and wishes to update their knowledge and skills in terms of educational visits to farms.

You'll discover new ways to engage with schools, raise your standard of curriculum-linked farm visits, fine tune your health & safety practice to ensure you are compliant with the Industry Code of Practice and share best practice and new resources with other farm educators.

Join oth­er Farmer Mem­bers to share best prac­tice and learn from your peers, get to know the LEAF Edu­ca­tion team and stay up to date with new devel­op­ments at our reg­u­lar Mem­ber Net­work­ing Days.