Bale's Farm - Outdoor Learning

17/07/2026

🐾 We're Hiring! 🐾

We're excited to be recruiting for a Level 2 Supported Apprentice Dog Groomer to join our team!

This apprenticeship has been specially designed to provide additional support for learners who benefit from a more tailored approach, helping you build confidence, develop practical skills, and achieve a recognised qualification in a welcoming and supportive environment.

If you have a passion for dogs and are ready to start a rewarding career in dog grooming, we'd love to hear from you!

📩 Apply today or get in touch to find out more.

Bale's Farm

10/07/2026

It was activities week this week! We’ve been out and about with our young people all week, enjoying the good weather and visiting Splashdown Waterparks , Wildwood Devon and Crealy Theme Park & Resort . What a great way to celebrate the progress our young people have made this year!

10/07/2026

It's activities week here at Bale's Farm! Find out what we got up to here:

This week has been one of our favourite weeks of the year – Activities Week! It's been packed with exciting trips, new experiences, and plenty of opportunities for our young people to build confidence, develop friendships, and most importantly, have lots of fun.💦 Splashdown QuaywestWe kicked of...

03/07/2026

We’ve all been on the edge of our seats for this week. Our young people have made flapjacks to celebrate 🎾🍓

In this week, we made rockets! We had so much fun launching them and seeing who could make theirs go the highest!

3 new faces! 😻 meet Wilbur, Tabitha and Violet, our new kittens.

Introducing our Cat-io! The perfect new space for our young people to socialise with our four-legged friends

We need your help! We rescued 3 bikes from the tip that need a bit of TLC. We are looking for someone to give us a hand in making these bikes safe and usable for our young people!

03/07/2026

Another busy week at The Farm! Find out what we've been up to...

We've had another exciting week packed with learning, creativity and plenty of smiles!Learning About King Charles IIIThis week's topic has been King Charles III. Our young people have enjoyed learning about the King's life, his role as our monarch and the traditions surrounding the Royal Family. We....

30/06/2026

🎉🐾 We celebrated Princess Peach’s birthday this week! 🐾🎉

Our much-loved sausage dog and therapy pup at Bale's Farm brought all the calm, cuddles, and joy as always. 💕🐶

Here’s to more treats, snuggles, and happy days ahead for our little Peach!

25/06/2026

An exciting new adventure for us! Please visit our new page to keep up to date with our journey and to find out more information.

🐾 Something exciting is coming from Bale's Farm...

This September, we will be opening Wags'n'Whiskers, a pet grooming salon with a difference.

The young people at Bale's Farm will be working towards recognised pet grooming
qualifications alongside experienced professionals, developing confidence, practical skills and future
career opportunities.

We can't wait to take you on this journey with us 🐱🐶

Follow our page and watch us build something special 🐾

22/05/2026

Devon County Show Fun! 🚜

08/05/2026

A Beautiful Week at Bale's Farm! Find out what we've been doing here:

Post-16 Success 🎓We recently held our Post-16 Open Evening, and it was a huge success! It was wonderful to meet so many young people and families and share everything our provision has to offer. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the evening so positive and welcoming. We are excit...