Creative Alternative Provision
We offer a therapeutic farm school experience for children struggling to engage at school
About Tivington Farm School
The Farm School Experience
The farm school is part of a working National Trust farm at Tivington, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8SU. We are not a registered school and therefore we cannot be named on EHCPs. We offer alternative provision only. We breed, raise, and care for hens, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, and ponies. The farm also has poly tunnels, greenhouses, and vegetable plots where together with the children they grow their own produce. The activities on the farm help the children foster an attitude of care and respect towards the animals on the farm and an understanding of the farm to plate chain. The farm school curriculum supports children to learn about themselves, to develop team working skills and to develop confidence, resilience and self esteem. At all times personal skills are being developed e.g. speaking and listening, meeting sensory need and helping to develop self-awareness and positive behaviours.
Staffing
The farm school team are very experienced working with children with social, emotional and behavioural needs and all are fully DBS checked. We utilise our outdoor learning resources to help children discover more about themselves, whilst developing:
· emotional awareness.
· social skills.
· impulse control.
· confidence.
· trust and empathy.
· new ways of thinking and managing negative feelings and emotions.
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The Farm School Curriculum
The farm school curriculum is designed to meet each individual child's needs. A child's curriculum considers how many hours a week they are at the farm school and the specific behaviour needs of the child. The curriculum is built from a wide range of animal husbandry and horticulture activities, practical literacy, numeracy and science, STEM activities and PHSE with a focus on the specific behaviour needs of the child.
Our curriculum recognises the therapeutic benefits of working and being with animals, in the other horticultural activities the farm provides and in enjoying time in our forest school provision directly engaging with nature. We place great emphasis on raising children’s awareness of the environment around us, how food is produced and how to live healthily. We use the farm resources to have a positive impact on right choices and behaviour which in turn supports more engaged learning within the child's school. Our curriculum is innovative in terms of engaging children with their learning around the national curriculum but also in engaging them to appreciate and respect themselves as well as the world around them.
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Working with schools to help re-engage children
We are committed to working with schools to identify and prioritise the social, emotional and behavioural targets a child needs to work on. We provide a daily report and a detailed reports at the end of every full term . Children can attend for a maximum of 18 hours a week and they need to be placed by mainstream schools.
For Sale!
Our farm bees are very productive and we usually have lovely Exmoor honey available to purchase which the children have bottled and labelled. Please email admin@tivingtonfarmschool.com if you would like to collect some.
From June to September we have the most amazing beds of dahlias of all colours. We can facilitate a visit if you are wanting cut flowers for churches or weddings. Use the email link above to arrange this.
October / November time we have a huge range of pick your own pumpkins to choose from which if we have enough left can be available to the public. Please email to ask.
Contact Us
Better yet, see us in person!
There is no better way to understand how we can help you than coming in to see us and the farm resource.
Tivington Farm
Tivington
Minehead
Somerset
TA24 8SU
Please email admin@tivingtonfarmschool.com to arrange a visit
Tivington Farm School
