Brailsford Ploughing Match sincerely welcomes interaction with and visits from schools. There is a designated Schools Secretary who is available to answer queries at any point during the year (contact details above).
Members are delighted to have children visit the Match at different venues each year but the day is always the same – the first Wednesday in October. They also encourage them to enter the age-appropriate children’s competitions which, again, vary each year.
Please see the downloadable resources below, such as a ‘Guide for Teachers’ as well as suggestions for a farm-based project or worksheets to help on Match Day.
Within this section of the BPHS website is a selection of items which may be of help when visiting the Ploughing Match.
They include:
- A booklet for use by anyone which introduces the various things that can be seen at the match. Any facts from these can be reproduced for use in school.
- A series of worksheets – one for each year from Reception to Year 6. These are suggestions only and can be used at the Match or can be altered to fit the specific need of each class.
- An outline of a project that could be undertaken across the school with different suggestions for different age groups. This list is far from exhaustive but does give some ideas of how a whole-school project could be developed around a visit to the Ploughing Match. Our thanks must go the The Chair of Governors, a Governor and the Head Teacher of Brailsford C of E Primary School for help with compiling the project list.