Community Support for Schools
Discover the growing community around you.
We believe that London schools should be connected with local support – from food networks and community gardens, to green-fingered locals and food businesses. A community on your doorstep helping you grow.
Support your local school
Are you a parent, local resident, business or local authority? We hope you’ll find some useful ideas on these pages to help you support your local schools to grow food in your community. Find out how:
- Parent of local resident - free volunteer training opportunities!
- Local business
- Local authority
Helpful advice:
Community Engagement - FGSL ideas sheet (pdf)
Finding and working with volunteers (pdf)
Hosting an annual community event (pdf)
Organising a Gardening Day (pdf)
Designing sales materials (pdf)
Setting up a watering rota (pdf)
Visit our 'Resources' page for more learning and growing resources.
Support your local school through themed activities
Grow Your Own Picnic - Summer
Grow Your Own Business - Autumn/Winter
Grow Around the World - Spring
Flagship Boroughs
The London boroughs of Lambeth and Croydon have each won c£600k to pioneer school-based & community projects to improve health and attainment, to include food growing activities in schools and the local authority. Find out more here.
Directory - School Food Growing Organisations
We have put together a useful list of organisations who offer support to schools in London. Search for your borough and discover the growing community and green spaces around you. You can download the directory on our Resources webpage.
Donate money, items and skills to schools...
With the School Funding Network, donors can offer anything that might be of interest to a school, whether they are a local business offering free products or a native speaker offering language help. Check the major donor challenges section to find current school gardening offers and opportunities.
www.schoolsfundingnetwork.co.uk
