Section 14: Schools - Worcester Show

Open to all schools in Worcester with school garden involvement.

Pershore College is proud to sponsor the Schools’ Gardening Competition

Class	Description
Class 1401	The Pershore College Worcester Schools Garden Competition - Open to all schools in Worcester with a school allotment / garden which will be judged by a qualified RHS judge The school will also need to produce for exhibition at the Show a Display and a Scrapbook diary of your gardening year covering your activities in cultivation, environmental and educational aspects of the Garden

School Competition Application Form

Section rules

Open to all schools in Worcester with your entry being measured against a standardised set of Criteria.

We will be looking at your school’s achievements for your Allotment/Garden, the level of involvement of your pupils. The cultivation, environmental and educational aspects of the garden are all important, as is your pupils relationship with it, and their horticultural & biodiversity learning experiences.

Application form submission deadline – Wednesday 30th April 2025

Three Sections will be judged:-

The school Garden or Allotment.
An illustrated Scrapbook Journal telling the story of the allotment/garden plot(s) during the year.
A Display for Show day including your school’s name and logo as a header

Allotment / Garden

The Allotment / garden will be visited by a qualified Judge (RHS) during the Summer Term. Timings will be planned and agreed to avoid half-term and exam periods.

The Judge will rank the schools first to last. This will be supported with a short appraisal of each site, which will be added to the School’s Show Display.

Scrapbook

The Scrapbooks will similarly be reviewed and assessed by the Show Committee. These will be expected to tell the Story of the Garden through the gardening year, and similarly ranked.

The Show Display

This should include as much information as possible about the Garden and its development during the year. Please provide one A2 landscape sheet/card containing:-

Title – your school’s name and logo
Objectives of our Gardening Club for this year (Teacher’s statement).
Gardening Club’s Summary– What we’ve achieved and learnt this year (hand-written by one or more pupils).
Pupil’s Essay (Written by one or more pupils) on a Subject of your choice e.g. The Value of Biodiversity / Crop Rotation / Composting / The Carbon Cycle / Inter-planting / etc.
Pupil’s design of your ideal Allotment Garden Layout (hand or computer drawn).
You may include photographs to illustrate your display
Be creative!

Plus Anything else of interest to enhance your Display. Please ensure you adhere to GDPR regulations.

Deadlines

Entry form and objectives to be submitted by Wednesday 30th April 2025 to allow adequate time for planning and carrying out site visits during the second half of the Summer Term.
Allotment plot or garden visit in the summer, whilst schools are still in session. To be arranged.
Scrapbook journal and Show display to be submitted no later than Friday 6th July 2025 to the Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY.

Prizes donated by Pershore College:

The Winning School: A paid-for coach trip for a class to visit Pershore College and have a guided tour of the fantastic horticulture facilities
(the cost of the coach will be covered by the College).
Runner-Up: £100 worth of plants to choose for either your school garden or school grounds, selected from the wide range we have available at Pershore College Garden Centre and Nursery.
2nd Runner-Up: £50 worth of plants to choose for either your school garden or school grounds, selected from the wide range we have available at Pershore College Garden Centre and Nursery.

Set in beautiful countryside between Pershore and Evesham, Pershore College is Worcestershire’s land-based college, offering a range of courses for school-leavers stretching from agri-technology to veterinary nursing. If your particular interest is plants, then Pershore College is the right place for you, as we have the best facilities in the region and different courses depending on what you want to focus on.