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Fishing For Schools

About Us

Fishing for Schools takes young people out of the classroom and into the countryside, developing confidence and learning new skills through angling to educate and enrich learning.

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The Start....

Our initial programme was launched in 2007 to assist students with learning difficulties by offering fishing related activities as a way back into formal education and learning; in the classroom, on field trips, or a combination of both.

By 2012, mainstream schools were asking to join our programme. It became apparent that our unique provision offered opportunities for young people from a variety of backgrounds and abilities to enjoy learning and gain a wealth of skills through angling.

Today we have upwards of 16 coaches supporting young people at over 30 schools annually across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Fishing for Learning

Fishing for Schools was developed by world renowned fly fisherman Charles Jardine, who saw the potential for angling to educate and enrich learning.

Since 2007, Fishing for Schools has taken young people out of the classroom and into the countryside, developing confidence and learning new skills.

Our initial programme was launched to assist students with learning difficulties by offering fishing related activities as a way back into formal education and learning; in the classroom, on field trips, or a combination of both.

 

Fishing for Schools operates largely in deprived areas who do not have the support and facilities to provide a variety of learning to all young people with a variety of backgrounds. 

We work wherever there is a need; be that need, an inner city school, regional school or rural school in a deprived area. We are there to meet that need. 

Our remit extends to primary and comprehensive schools, special educational needs schools and pupil referral units; offering specialist educational provision to young people who have been permanently excluded from mainstream schools or are at risk of exclusion. 

Fishing for Schools helps support children and young people with complex learning and physical disability needs. We also work with pupils who are experiencing barriers to learning; from low aspirations to a fear of failure. Our work is also embracing the mental health sector: we are working with a number of groups within this sector and also local communities.

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Empowering youth with angling

Charles delivered our inaugural session at Tewkesbury School in 2007; we now have upwards of 16 coaches supporting young people at over 30 schools annually across the country. By 2012, mainstream schools were asking to join our programme.

It became apparent that our unique provision offered opportunities for young people from a variety of backgrounds and abilities to enjoy learning and gain a wealth of skills through angling.and learning; in the classroom, on field trips, or a combination of both.