What animals will you breed on your farm? How will you breed them and why? This workshop illustrates the process of selective breeding, a tool that farmers use to produce the best livestock for their farms.

This workshop can be carried out on Hartpury’s campus or off site.

Equipment required: When on site, Wellington boots or walking boots will be required.  Students are advised to bring along suitable clothing for the time of year.

Year groups: 9, 10, 11

Gatsby benchmark: 4 5 6 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

What technologies are or could be used in food production? How do they work and why do we use them? This workshop introduces the different types of technology being used and developed to help farmers become more productive, efficient and sustainable.

Equipment required: The session will take place at Home Farm and requires Wellington/ walking boots, gloves and a coat.

Year groups: 9, 10, 11

Gatsby benchmark: 4 5 6 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

Getting the right balance between key feed groups is crucial within livestock production. A farmer has to be able to calculate feed intake for their animals and make sure the right balance of forage and concentrated feed is achieved to keep animals healthy and in production./ This will test maths skills and students will be able to relate feed balance to themselves as well.

Equipment required: The session will take place at Home Farm and requires Wellington/ walking boots, a coat and writing implements (pen / pencil)

Year groups: 9,10,11

Gatsby benchmarks: 4 5 6 7

Method of delivery: Face to face on campus

Duration: 45 to 60 minutes  

Observing livestock allows farmers and producers to understand the impact of their environment on the animal’s welfare and production. This includes the importance of the five freedoms in ensuring that animals have access to the correct food, water, and safe surrounding in which to flourish. This session will develop an applied understanding of farm animal welfare, involve wider skills such as maths and communication. It will encourage students to think about their own environments and how these impact on their own welfare.

Equipment required: The session will take place at Home Farm and requires Wellington/ walking boots, a coat and writing implements (pen / pencil)

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmark: 4 5 6 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

This interactive workshop focuses on the agriculture sector providing students with key industry statistics, specific career profiles and will highlight the current skills shortages in this expanding industry.

This one hour workshop will explore how to get a career in the agriculture sector and the different higher education qualifications available including postgraduate options, as well as brief information on competitive graduate schemes, studying abroad and exciting placement opportunities.

Equipment required: Pen and paper

Year groups: 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmarks: 7

Method of delivery: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

Experience an interactive dissection where students can get up close and hands-on with a variety of different dissection specimens. This activity allows students to gain an appreciation and in-depth understanding of the structures that make up different animal structures and systems.

Equipment required: Students will be required to wear shoes that protect their feet eg. trainers or boots. Students have to have legs covered eg. trousers/tracksuit bottoms, no tights/skirts or shorts.

Year groups: 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmark: 4 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

Students will be guided through a dissection of an owl pellet, after which they will dissect their own pellet in order to find and identify a variety of rodent species present in the pellet.

Equipment required: Students will be required to wear shoes that protect their feet eg. trainers or boots. Students have to have legs covered eg. trousers/tracksuit bottoms, no tights/skirts or shorts.

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmarks: 4 6 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

An awareness of animal first aid is essential when working in the animal industry. In this workshop, you will start to learn the basics of animal first aid with an interactive session on appropriate techniques for wound management and the application of various bandaging methods on companion animals.

Equipment required: N/A

Year groups: 9, 10, 11

Gatsby benchmark: 4 6 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

Conservationists are using more and more technology to understand the natural world. Knowing about and using these technologies is key for a career in conservation. In this session student will be introduced to different technologies such as radio-tracking, thermal imaging and camera trapping, as well as how they can use their own technology to engage with conservation.

Equipment required: students are encouraged to use their own phones, however technology can be provided as an alternative.

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmark: 4 6 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on/off campus

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

This engaging workshop focuses on the animal sector where it provides students with key industry statistics, specific career profiles and will highlight the desirable skills required to work in this popular industry.

This one hour workshop will explore how to get a career in the animal sector and the different higher education qualifications available, as well as brief information on competitive graduate schemes, studying abroad, exciting placement opportunities and useful websites to support their career research.

Equipment required: Pen and paper

Year groups: 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmarks: 7

Method of delivery: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

The first known ancestor of the modern-day horse existed around 56 million years ago, but a lot has changed since then! This workshop looks at how the horse has evolved and adapted throughout the years to survive and thrive in today’s world.

Students will get the opportunity to test our world class equine performance laboratory equipment in our Margaret Giffen Centre for Rider Performance. Assessing balance, centre, and reins tension, students will get an in depth look at their riding technique. Please note, this workshop is limited to 10 students due to capacity limitations.

This workshop is only available to small groups due to limited space and facilities.

Gatsby benchmark: 7

Equipment required: Protective footwear such as strong boots or trainers. Legs must be covered (no skirts/shorts)

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

The horse has evolved and adapted to survive as a prey animal, capable of reaching speeds of over 30mph! This dissection workshop gives students an opportunity to look at one of the anatomical structures that makes the horse such an incredible athlete.

Equipment required: Protective footwear such as strong boots or trainers. Legs must be covered (no skirts/shorts)

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmark: 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

Equine obesity is a contemporary issue that owners and industry practitioners are working together to tackle. This workshop will encourage students to think like an equine nutritionist, learning how we can monitor the horse’s weight and condition, and design feeding regimes based on individual requirements.

Equipment required: N/A

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmark: 4 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

This interactive workshop focuses on the equine sector providing students with important industry statistics, specific career profiles and will highlight the range of desirable skills required to work in this evolving industry.

This one hour workshop will explore how to get a career in the equine sector and the different higher education qualifications available, as well as brief information on competitive graduate schemes, studying abroad and exciting placement opportunities.

Equipment required: Pen and paper

Year groups: 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmarks: 7

Method of delivery: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

Hosted in our £10 million sport academy, working in teams’ students will use the kit provided to create a coaching session around a sport of their choosing, they will then deliver their session back to their peers who will complete and feedback on it. This workshop improves student’s teamwork, presentation and coaching skills.

Equipment required: Sports wear and trainers.

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus.

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

Biomechanics is the combination of maths, computing and sport to track and measure performance. Students will spend half the day learning about what biomechanics is in sport, and why it is important for athletes to understand this. They will then put theory into practice using the technology within our biomechanics laboratory.

Equipment required: Sports wear and trainers

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on campus

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

This workshop covers all elements of kicking, from punting to place kicking. The workshop will begin with tuition and technique-based content so that students can gain more in-depth knowledge and understanding of kicking, finishing with a game-based activity.

Equipment required: Outdoor kit such as shorts and T-shirt and preferably football boots with studs. If you do not have football boots, wear trainers.

Year groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmark: 6 7

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on/off campus

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

The sporting industry in the UK is worth a staggering £20 billion per year and provides over 450,000 jobs. This workshop outlines what sports business management at university is really like, covering topics such sponsorship, finance and marketing and the power of sport.

Equipment required: This is a lecture style session and as such, no specific equipment is required.

Year groups: 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmark: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Method of presentation: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes

This engaging workshop focuses on the sport sector where it will provide students with key industry statistics, specific career profiles and highlights the desirable skills required to work in this competitive industry.

This one hour workshop will explore how to get a career in the sport sector and the different higher education qualifications available, as well as brief information on popular graduate schemes, studying abroad and exciting placement opportunities.

Equipment required: Pen and paper

Year groups: 10, 11, 12, 13

Gatsby benchmarks: 7

Method of delivery: Face-to-face on/off campus or virtual

Duration: 30 to 60 minutes