Grow & Learn Awards
Grow & Learn is a person-centred award, recognising individual progress and achievement in horticulture. Our awards are inclusive, individualised and offer life skills based education for all.
Do you work with people that….
- find mainstream learning challenging?
- enjoy the benefits of gardening and learning new things?
- want to develop a range of life skills and employability skills?
- deserve to be recognised for all they achieve?
Then perhaps The Caley’s Grow & Learn Award is ideally suited for you or someone that you work with.
Grow & Learn aims to address a large gap in provision in the world of horticulture by offering an alternative learning opportunity for those who find mainstream learning challenging.
‘In all my years of involvement in Horticulture and gardening I have not met a scheme that encourages, supports and rewards it’s students in the way the Grow & Learn does’. George Anderson, former Honorary President, The Caley
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About the Awards
Roots
Grow & Learn ‘Roots’ is the starting point of the learning and introduces the learner to core horticultural tasks. Learners can then choose which additional horticultural related activities they wish to undertake as well as setting themselves personal goals too. In order to achieve the Award, learners must undertake a minimum of:
- 7 core activities
- 13 additional activities
- 3 personal goals
- 80hrs of practical gardening activity
- A personal portfolio that evidences achievement and progress made
Once the coursework has been verified, participants are awarded a Caley Grow & Learn ‘Roots’ certificate.
Nurture
After learners have completed Grow & Learn ‘Roots’, they can if they wish progress to Grow & Learn ‘Nurture’. This allows the learner to develop their skills further and build upon knowledge gained previously. In order to achieve the Award, learners must undertake a minimum of:
- 7 core activities
- 6 additional project, group or individual activities
- 3 personal goals
- 80hrs of practical gardening activity
- A personal portfolio that evidences achievement and progress made
Participants are then awarded a Caley Grow & Learn ‘Nurture’ certificate at the end of the learning to celebrate their success.
Resources
Resources for both awards are available from the Caley website for a registration fee. This includes:
- 7 core activities for both ‘Roots’ and ‘Nurture’. Activity guidelines and flashcards to reinforce the learning for each gardening activity.
- 13 additional activities Roots An extensive list of ideas and suggestions to inspire the learner.
- 6 additional activities Nurture Ideas and suggestions on seasonal projects and group or individual activities.
- Personal portfolio template A portfolio template to download and record electronically if you wish. Please remember the resources are there for you to use or adapt as necessary to your specific project or individual learner’s needs. We simply ask that you record evidence of all the key outcomes of each award.
Registration & Support
If you are new to Grow & Learn and would like to sign up for the Award please fill in the two forms below. They are in an editable PDF format so you should be able to complete them electronically and email them back.
- Grow & Learn – Site Form
- Grow & Learn – Registration Form
These forms give us information about your site, your group and allows us to check if you have the facilities to run the award. Please ensure these forms are filled in as part of your application and send completed forms to growandlearn@rchs.co.uk
As part of your registration, The Caley will assign you an Award verifier who will be able to support your project at various stages throughout the award, making sure you are on track before final verification and certification of the award.
We also offer new projects an initial virtual ‘train the trainer’ session as well as monthly virtual support sessions with our development officer.
For further information:
Site Visits
Should you require a site visit, either as part of your registration process or for another reason, please be aware that we now have to charge for these. Costs per visit are £65 plus mileage.
Please complete download, complete and return the form below to arrange your visit.
