The Royal Highland Education Trust

07/09/2026

With support from the Hugh Fraser Foundation, RHET Ayrshire and Arran Countryside Initiative helped pupils from Dreghorn Primary School experience their first visit to a local dairy farm.

From feeling nervous around the animals to asking questions, meeting calves and climbing into tractors, it was a memorable day of learning and discovery.

👉 Read the full story: https://rhet.org.uk/2026/09/03/rhet-ayrshire-supporting-asn-pupils-additional-support-needs/

01/09/2026

25/08/2026

Our yearly focus for the 2025/26 academic year was The Story of Vegetables!

Throughout the year we shared learning opportunities linked to vegetable production in Scotland and the wider UK.

These opportunities linked into metaskills, H&WB, STEM, social studies, learning for sustainability and creativity.

Check out all of the resources here: https://rhet.org.uk/teachers/projects/the-journey-of-food-the-story-of-vegetables/

18/08/2026

We're a charity, and every donation, big or small, helps us bring farm visits, classroom talks, and hands-on learning experiences to young people and teachers across Scotland.

If you're able to support our work, we'd be incredibly grateful. https://rhet.org.uk/campaigns/keep-rhet-free/

17/08/2026

We’re delighted to be finalists in the Helping It Happen Awards 2026, in the Education category! 🎉

We're very grateful for the wonderful recognition of the work we do connecting young people across Scotland with farming, food and the countryside.

Good luck to all the finalists, and fingers crossed for October! 🤞

Find out more about the Helping It Happen Awards and this year’s finalists, and book your place for the celebrations on 1 October: https://tinyurl.com/45nem7mn

12/08/2026

Proud to be a finalist for the Education Award 2026! 🌟

We're delighted to be recognised alongside some fantastic organisations. Read more about this year's finalists below 👇

12/08/2026

🌍 Happy International Youth Day!

Today we're celebrating the incredible potential, resilience and achievements of young people everywhere.

At RHET, we're passionate about giving young people opportunities to explore farming, food production and the countryside. Through our work with schools we help young people build knowledge, develop new perspectives and make informed connections with the world around them.

By inspiring the next generation to understand where their food comes from and how our rural environment supports us all, we're helping to nurture confident, informed and engaged young people.

Find out more about our work and how we're connecting young people with Scotland's countryside: http://rhet.org.uk.

Together, we're inspiring the next generation to value our food, farming and the countryside.

11/08/2026

It’s been another busy and exciting time for RHET teams across Scotland, with young people, families and communities getting involved in food, farming and countryside activities.

In Angus, pupils at Grange Primary harvested the potatoes they had grown as part of the Angus Potato Project. With 85 classes taking part this year, it’s been a fantastic growing season!

Ayrshire & Arran welcomed children from a summer club to a dairy farm, where they met calves and learned more about life on the farm.

In Fife, pupils from Collydean Primary visited Hilton of Beath Farm to explore their class topic of ‘Life on a Farm’, while also learning about renewable energy and putting their knowledge to the test with a quiz.

The Highland team spent the weekend meeting families at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, sharing more about RHET and the opportunities available through food and farming education.

In the Lothians, RHET volunteers celebrated a fantastic achievement at Dalkeith Show, winning the award for Best Non-Trade Stand while helping visitors celebrate Scottish farming.

Perth & Kinross invited families to the Perth Show to meet some very special guests from Arngask Farm and learn all about pigs.

And in the Scottish Borders, RHET volunteer Stephen Ball completed the incredible 100-mile Rat Race Castle to Castle run from Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle, finishing 33rd out of 630 entrants and raising more than £4,000 for RHET.

From growing potatoes and meeting farm animals to community events and incredible fundraising efforts, it’s been another great example of the many ways RHET connects people with food, farming and the countryside.

If you’d like to help us continue supporting young people across Scotland, please consider donating: https://rhet.org.uk/donate

07/08/2026

Discover the environmental benefits of eating fresh, seasonal produce, some of the STEM involved in producing our food and try out our monthly recipes with our FREE to download second level classroom calendar.

Get it for free here:
https://rhet.org.uk/document/discover-seasonal-vegetables-in-scotland-calendar/

28/07/2026

☀️ Looking for something educational and fun to do during the summer holidays? 🌱

Keep young minds curious with RHET’s free range of learning resources, designed to help children explore food, farming, nature and the world around them.

From activities and games to classroom resources and ideas for learning at home, RHET resources are a great way to encourage curiosity and help children discover more about where their food comes from and the people who produce it. 🚜

Whether you’re a parent looking for holiday activities or a teacher preparing for the new school year, there’s plenty to explore.

📚 Discover RHET’s free learning resources today:
👉 https://rhet.org.uk/teachers/resources/