Vallis Farm Education Centre - CIC
Vallis Farm Education Centre - CIC
Vallis Farm Education Centre is an initiative set up by the farm to help us achieve our objectives in being of benefit to our communities, to improve biodiversity and to a be place to learn. We on the team have collectively lived in Frome and brought up families here for a long long time. We’ve seen many changes, a lot beneficial, but we also see the needs of the town and in particular its young folk. So we have set up the CIC to:
Improve access to nature connection for the whole community through free community days at the farm and for teens in particular through the running of our youth club, which provides subsided and free spaces for 12-16 year olds. We also hope to offer work placements to children of secondary school age so they have a good idea what they do (and don’t) want to do after GCSE. Academia is only one option and isn’t for everyone!
To improve educational opportunities for the town and in the land based sector by running accredited and fully qualified courses including apprenticeships
To improve the situation for NEETs by offering work placements through DWP and regular volunteering on the land.