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A-level resources

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:26:04 GMT

A-level resources

North East: Farmer CPD event for school resources

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:37:16 GMT

This event is fully booked.

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

Farmers are invited to attend upcoming fully funded training events, where we will launch and showcase brand-new resources created in partnership with LEAF Education.

These resources are for farmers who are already, or are considering, hosting and sharing their knowledge with secondary-aged students showcasing sustainability on farm.

The day will include practical, hands-on activities for farm visits that link to the students' curriculum as well as the opportunity to upskill around working with this age group.

Come along to learn how to deliver these resources and meet like-minded farmers.

The event is free to attend and lunch will be provided.

Central: Farmer CPD event for school resources

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:33:11 GMT

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

Farmers are invited to attend upcoming fully funded training events, where we will launch and showcase brand-new resources created in partnership with LEAF Education.

These resources are for farmers who are already, or are considering, hosting and sharing their knowledge with secondary-aged students showcasing sustainability on farm.

The day will include practical, hands-on activities for farm visits that link to the students' curriculum as well as the opportunity to upskill around working with this age group.

Come along to learn how to deliver these resources and meet like-minded farmers.

The event is free to attend and lunch will be provided.

North West/West Midlands: Farmer CPD event for school resources

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:22:11 GMT

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

Farmers are invited to attend upcoming fully funded training events, where we will launch and showcase brand-new resources created in partnership with LEAF Education.

These resources are for farmers who are already, or are considering, hosting and sharing their knowledge with secondary-aged students showcasing sustainability on farm.

The day will include practical, hands-on activities for farm visits that link to the students' curriculum as well as the opportunity to upskill around working with this age group.

Come along to learn how to deliver these resources and meet like-minded farmers.

The event is free to attend and lunch will be provided.

South West: Farmer CPD event for school resources

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:49:01 GMT

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

Farmers are invited to attend upcoming fully funded training events, where we will launch and showcase brand-new resources created in partnership with LEAF Education.

These resources are for farmers who are already, or are considering, hosting and sharing their knowledge with secondary-aged students showcasing sustainability on farm.

The day will include practical, hands-on activities for farm visits that link to the students' curriculum as well as the opportunity to upskill around working with this age group.

Come along to learn how to deliver these resources and meet like-minded farmers.

The event is free to attend and lunch will be provided.

AHDB continues to support Nuffield Farming conference

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:29:40 GMT

AHDB continues to support Nuffield Farming conference

AgriLeader Forum 2025

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:43:36 GMT

Join us at the AgriLeader Forum 2025 on 28–29 January to be inspired by renowned experts and meet up and network with like-minded farmers.

What to expect at the AgriLeader Forum

Inspiring talks
Networking with fellow farmers sharing your passion
A perfect mix of challenge and motivation to help you advance
Essential tools to drive your business forward
Time to reflect and strategise for the future, setting you up to achieve success

What's the line-up?

We'll share more details nearer the time, but below you will find a taste of what we'll be exploring at the conference.

Day 1: Tuesday 28 January

12:00pm Registration and lunch
Positive habits; with Kat Thorne, founder of The Morning Game Changer
Seizing the opportunity; panel Q&A
Group discussions

Day 2: Wednesday 29 January

9:00am Conference start
Enabling extraordinary; with Anna Mosley, a high-performance coach and founder of Eighty
Group discussions
Leading people; with Kat Thorne and Anna Mosley
12:45pm Lunch and depart

Please note this event is for levy payers only.

Find out more about the speakers and the AgriLeader Forum 2025

Leicestershire: A level teacher CPD event

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:46:46 GMT

Join LEAF Education specialists Bobbie Harvey and Elizabeth Lake for a fully funded teacher CPD day out on farm for the launch of the latest A-level resources created by LEAF in collaboration with AHDB.

Try out new teaching resources and equipment for both the classroom and fieldwork
Enjoy a farm walk led by host farmers/researchers
Improve your knowledge of sustainable farming
Free resource pack to take away

The event is free to attend and lunch is included.

For more information, please email: elizabeth.lake@leaf.eco

Find out more about our education work

POSTPONED Staffordshire: A level teacher CPD event

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:21:26 GMT

Please note, this event has been posponed.

Join LEAF Education specialists Bobbie Harvey and Elizabeth Lake for a fully funded teacher CPD day out on farm for the launch of the latest A-level resources created by LEAF in collaboration with AHDB.

Try out new teaching resources and equipment for both the classroom and fieldwork
Enjoy a farm walk led by host farmers/researchers
Improve your knowledge of sustainable farming
Free resource pack to take away

The event is free to attend and lunch is included.

For more information, please email: elizabeth.lake@leaf.eco

Find out more about our education work

Talking Leaders: AgriLeadership gone global

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:43:16 GMT

Leadership is like farming – there’s more than one way to cultivate success.

We've partnered with the Nuffield International Farming Network (Brasil) for this inspiring Talking Leaders livestream. We'll explore how leaders from around the world tackle familiar challenges in different ways.

Our guests, who will share their thoughts on different leadership styles, are:

Carla Borges
Wynoma Michaels
Izak van Heerden

The broadcast will be hosted by Julia Cristina Campos and Max MacGillivray.

Join us to hear how diverse backgrounds and cultures can influence leadership styles, and see what you can take away to implement in your business.

Guests

Carla Borges

Carla is a Brazilian farmer and 2017 Nuffield Scholar. Following her Nuffield programme, she brought innovation to her family’s business by pioneering the cultivation of speciality grains in her region. As one of the first to adopt this approach, she has since inspired other local farmers to follow suit.

Carla now leads a team and has established an export business, exporting not only her own products but also supporting other farmers in the region.

She has become a key figure in driving agricultural progress and collaboration in her area.

Dr Wynoma Michaels

Wynoma brings a wealth of experience from across various sectors, with a recent focus on agriculture.

Although obtaining a PhD in polymer chemistry, she decided to follow her passion for people and their potential by helping businesses and their leaders through consultancy work.

Wynoma’s extensive background includes supporting businesses on strategic planning and stakeholder engagement, and helping farmers and agricultural businesses align their operations with sustainability goals.

She has worked with commercial agriculture as a board member of KAL Group, and has been involved in sustainable farming initiatives.

Wynoma has also collaborated with organisations such as the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture and the Deciduous Fruit Development Chamber, focusing on transformation and sustainability in the sector.

Izak van Heerden

Izak is a 2023 Nuffield Farming Scholar and his study topic is AgriLeadership for tomorrow’s world.

He leads the AgriLeader programme at AHDB, steering delivery related to people, including leadership and management. He also leads on insights for AHDB, looking at the social science of how to bring about behavioural change on farm.

Izak hails from an extensive sheep and beef farm in Mzansi (South Africa), and studied agriculture before settling in East Sussex (UK) two decades ago.

Julia Cristina Campos

Julia is a lawyer and cattle farmer. She succeeds her father and is now responsible for the management of the farm, transforming it from a family farm into a business.

She participated on the biggest youth agricultural leadership programme in Brazil, the CNA Jovem, where she was one of the finalists out of 2,000 participants.

Julia is also the executive support of Nuffield Brazil's operations and is involved in leadership groups and events throughout Brazil.

Max MacGillivray

Max is the founder of Beanstalk.Global, a social enterprise that supports, educates and promotes the global fresh food industry to help it thrive and grow faster.

Having recorded well over 100 broadcasts with key industry professionals and national and international businesses, it is a wide-reaching platform that continues to grow and inspire.

Max also chairs and speaks at a wide range of annual conferences and industry events.

Find out more about our AgriLeader activities and other Talking Leaders broadcasts

Samlesbury: Farm for the future business workshop

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:44:15 GMT

Find out how the agricultural transition period will affect your farm business and how you can improve its resilience.

This workshop will be led Carolien Samson, Head of Sustainable Banking at Oxbury Bank, and Mel Shipley, Senior Agricultural Relationship Manager.

Oxbury is the first bank of its kind to be set up in the past two centuries. It was founded by bankers, farmers, agricultural businesses and technologists to become the UK’s only bank 100% dedicated to serving the rural economy.

Key topics

Business sustainability
What is the financial position of the farm and what does it need to do to remain viable through and beyond the Agricultural Transition Plan (2027)?
Understanding farm business accounts/costs, including bookkeeping, cashflow and terminology
What tools are required for future business planning and monitoring your business performance, and where can you access further support?
Practical steps to implement change (vision and goals) that will suit and benefit your business and family, including business/succession planning
Understanding the split of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants and working together positively

Refreshments will be provided.

This event is supported by AHDB.

Farm for the Future programme

The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) is working with Myerscough College to deliver the Farm for the Future programme in Lancashire.

The programme is funded by Defra’s Future Farm Resilience Fund, which is designed to provide business and environmental support to farmers and land managers during the early years of the Agricultural Transition Plan in England.

By engaging in a series of free workshops and individual support with trusted local advisors, Farm for the Future is designed to help you understand more about the agricultural transition and how it will affect your farm business.

The offer includes participation in specially tailored workshops, delivered by well-respected industry experts, as well as an on-farm meeting of up to three hours which will focus on your own individual business needs and can be arranged around the kitchen table.

To sign up to this programme of support please attend this event or email farmernetwork@myerscough.ac.uk

Whittington: Farm for the future business workshop

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:44:15 GMT

Find out how the agricultural transition period will affect your farm business and how you can improve its resilience.

This workshop will be led Carolien Samson, Head of Sustainable Banking at Oxbury Bank, and Mel Shipley, Senior Agricultural Relationship Manager.

Key topics

Business sustainability
What is the financial position of the farm and what does it need to do to remain viable through and beyond the Agricultural Transition Plan (2027)?
Understanding farm business accounts/costs, including bookkeeping, cashflow and terminology
What tools are required for future business planning and monitoring your business performance, and where can you access further support?
Practical steps to implement change (vision and goals) that will suit and benefit your business and family, including business/succession planning
Understanding the split of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants and working together positively

Refreshments will be provided.

This event is supported by AHDB.

Farm for the Future programme

The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) is working with Myerscough College to deliver the Farm for the Future programme in Lancashire.

To sign up to this programme of support please attend this event or email farmernetwork@myerscough.ac.uk

Update from the Pork Sector Chair (October 2024)

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:11:28 GMT

Update from the Pork Sector Chair (October 2024)

AgriGrow – communication

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:56:22 GMT

This course is designed to help those looking to develop leadership abilities and move into management roles

The course is an A-Level equivalent programme (Level 3), using ILM as the awarding body.

Please note that you must be able to attend both training dates: Monday 6 January 2025 and Monday 3 February 2025.

Module 1: Understanding the communication process in the workplace

This Level 3 module is for anyone wanting to improve their communication skills on the farm, or for those wishing to upskill.

Understand the nature and importance of the communication process in the workplace
Discover the different methods of communication
Learn how to assess the effectiveness of your own communication

Access the workbook for 'Understanding communication in the workplace'

You can also watch the accompanying presentation on 'Understanding communication in the workplace' (YouTube, 9 minutes) by educator, trainer, blogger and mentor Crissey Hewitt, an international philanthropy specialist and MBA candidate at the University of Bath.

The cost of this course is £350+VAT, which is a subsidised rate for levy payers and covers both sessions.

AgriGrow – Leadership

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:56:22 GMT

This course is designed to help those looking to develop leadership abilities and move into management roles

The course is an A-Level equivalent programme (Level 3), using ILM as the awarding body.

Please note that you must be able to attend both training dates: Monday 6 January 2025 and Monday 3 February 2025.

Module 2: Understanding leadership

This Level 3 module is for those who seeking to develop their leadership skills and abilities, or who aspire to leadership roles.

Get a comprehensive overview of leadership and management
Learn about different leadership styles
Find out how to motivate and develop a team
Develop the skills and confidence to succeed in leadership roles

Access the 'Understanding leadership' workbook

Watch the accompanying video for 'Understanding leadership' (YouTube, 12 minutes), delivered by Chrissey Hewitt.

The cost of this course is £350+VAT, which is a subsidised rate for levy payers and covers both sessions.

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Telford

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:49:07 GMT

In many farm kitchens, there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

Most farming businesses know they need to talk about tough issues; they just don’t know how or where to get started.

If you’re stuck and want to bring the people in your business – be it family members or other staff – to the table to start the conversation, come along to Elaine’s world-renowned workshop, Discuss the Undiscussabull™.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

How age impacts frustrations and communication styles
How to identify why people don’t want to talk about certain things
What your conflict style is – what do you do in a conflict situation that might set others off and what sets you off and why?
Key communication styles – what’s yours and what style do the people you’re talking to have? How do we use this information to communicate with most impact?
Key challenges for communicating effectively in your business and how to overcome these

Cost

£65+VAT* for levy payers
£130+VAT for industry professionals

Included in the price of your ticket is a personalised Conflict Dynamics Profile.

The profile will show how good you are at positive communication behaviours and which unhelpful habits you need to work on, helping you reduce conflict in your business and resolve things faster when conflict happens. The results come directly to you and will not be shared with anyone else.

You will also receive a free e-copy of Elaine’s best-selling book Building your farm legacy.

Financial support
The Central Region Farmers Trust offers funding for training to farmers living in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

For an application form, email crfarmerstrust@gmail.com. Each application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

For farmers in these regions, your nearest workshops are in Telford (25 October) and Huntingdon (28 October).

*Please note:
The cost to Beef & Lamb and Pork farmers in Scotland and Wales is £130+VAT.
The cost to Cereals & Oilseeds and Dairy farmers in Scotland and Wales is £65+VAT.

Elaine Froese

Elaine, Canada’s farm whisperer, is a coach and award-winning author with over 25 years' experience in working with farming businesses to improve the way people work and communicate with each other.

Specialising in farm business succession, she has influenced over nine million people throughout the course of her career.

Elaine delivers workshops that enable attendees to ask questions anonymously, so there’s no need to worry about airing your dirty laundry in public.

Find out more about Elaine Froese

Learn more about our Roots to Resilience programme

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Exeter

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:43:47 GMT

In many farm kitchens, there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

Most farming businesses know they need to talk about tough issues; they just don’t know how or where to get started.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

How age impacts frustrations and communication styles
How to identify why people don’t want to talk about certain things
What your conflict style is – what do you do in a conflict situation that might set others off and what sets you off and why?
Key communication styles – what’s yours and what style do the people you’re talking to have? How do we use this information to communicate with most impact?
Key challenges for communicating effectively in your business and how to overcome these

Cost

£65+VAT for levy payers
£130+VAT for industry professionals

Included in the price of your ticket is a personalised Conflict Dynamics Profile.

You will also receive a free e-copy of Elaine’s best-selling book Building your farm legacy.

The Dartington Cattle Breeding Trust is offering financial support to farmers who would like to attend the event in Exeter. If you live in Devon or Cornwall, up to 50% funding is available towards the cost of attending this event, which you can access via the Devon and Cornwall Young Farmers Clubs (funding is available to all ages).

Please contact the Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs or the the Cornwall Federation of Young Farmers Clubs to claim the funds.

Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs
E: admin@devonyfc.co.uk
T: 01647 24120

Cornwall Federation of Young Farmers Clubs
E: office@cornwallyfc.co.uk
T: 01208 893080

Elaine Froese

Specialising in farm business succession, she has influenced over nine million people throughout the course of her career.

Elaine delivers workshops that enable attendees to ask questions anonymously, so there’s no need to worry about airing your dirty laundry in public.

Find out more about Elaine Froese

Learn more about our Roots to Resilience programme

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Harrogate

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:43:47 GMT

In many farm kitchens, there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

Most farming businesses know they need to talk about tough issues; they just don’t know how or where to get started.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

How age impacts frustrations and communication styles
How to identify why people don’t want to talk about certain things
What your conflict style is – what do you do in a conflict situation that might set others off and what sets you off and why?
Key communication styles – what’s yours and what style do the people you’re talking to have? How do we use this information to communicate with most impact?
Key challenges for communicating effectively in your business and how to overcome these

Cost

£65+VAT for levy payers
£130+VAT for industry professionals

Included in the price of your ticket is a personalised Conflict Dynamics Profile.

You will also receive a free e-copy of Elaine’s best-selling book Building your farm legacy.

Elaine Froese

Specialising in farm business succession, she has influenced over nine million people throughout the course of her career.

Elaine delivers workshops that enable attendees to ask questions anonymously, so there’s no need to worry about airing your dirty laundry in public.

Find out more about Elaine Froese

Learn more about our Roots to Resilience programme

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Huntingdon

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:25:20 GMT

In many farm kitchens there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

Most farming businesses know they need to talk about tough issues; they just don’t know how or where to get started.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

How age impacts frustrations and communication styles
How to identify why people don’t want to talk about certain things
What your conflict style is – what do you do in a conflict situation that might set others off and what sets you off and why?
Key communication styles – what’s yours and what style do the people you’re talking to have? How do we use this information to communicate with most impact?
Key challenges for communicating effectively in your business and how to overcome these

Cost

£65+VAT for levy payers
£130+VAT for industry professionals

Included in the price of your ticket is a personalised Conflict Dynamics Profile.

You will also receive a free e-copy of Elaine’s best-selling book Building your farm legacy.

Financial support
The Central Region Farmers Trust offers funding for training to farmers living in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

For an application form, email crfarmerstrust@gmail.com. Each application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

For farmers in these regions, your nearest workshops are in Telford (25 October) and Huntingdon (28 October).

Elaine Froese

Specialising in farm business succession, she has influenced over nine million people throughout the course of her career.

Elaine delivers workshops that enable attendees to ask questions anonymously, so there’s no need to worry about airing your dirty laundry in public.

Find out more about Elaine Froese

Learn more about our Roots to Resilience programme

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Carlisle

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:25:20 GMT

In many farm kitchens there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

Most farming businesses know they need to talk about tough issues; they just don’t know how or where to get started.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

How age impacts frustrations and communication styles
How to identify why people don’t want to talk about certain things
What your conflict style is – what do you do in a conflict situation that might set others off and what sets you off and why?
Key communication styles – what’s yours and what style do the people you’re talking to have? How do we use this information to communicate with most impact?
Key challenges for communicating effectively in your business and how to overcome these

Cost

£65+VAT* for levy payers
£130+VAT for industry professionals

Included in the price of your ticket is a personalised Conflict Dynamics Profile.

You will also receive a free e-copy of Elaine’s best-selling book Building your farm legacy.

*Please note:
The cost to Beef & Lamb and Pork farmers in Scotland and Wales is £130+VAT.
The cost to Cereals & Oilseeds and Dairy farmers in Scotland and Wales is £65+VAT.

Elaine Froese

Specialising in farm business succession, she has influenced over nine million people throughout the course of her career.

Elaine delivers workshops that enable attendees to ask questions anonymously, so there’s no need to worry about airing your dirty laundry in public.

Find out more about Elaine Froese

Learn more about our Roots to Resilience programme

People

A-level resources

North East: Farmer CPD event for school resources

This event is fully booked.

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

Central: Farmer CPD event for school resources

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

North West/West Midlands: Farmer CPD event for school resources

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

South West: Farmer CPD event for school resources

Do you already, or are you considering opening your farm to secondary-aged students wanting to explore sustainability on farm?

AHDB continues to support Nuffield Farming conference

AgriLeader Forum 2025

Join us at the AgriLeader Forum 2025 on 28–29 January to be inspired by renowned experts and meet up and network with like-minded farmers.

What to expect at the AgriLeader Forum

What's the line-up?

Leicestershire: A level teacher CPD event

Join LEAF Education specialists Bobbie Harvey and Elizabeth Lake for a fully funded teacher CPD day out on farm for the launch of the latest A-level resources created by LEAF in collaboration with AHDB.

*POSTPONED* Staffordshire: A level teacher CPD event

Please note, this event has been posponed.

Join LEAF Education specialists Bobbie Harvey and Elizabeth Lake for a fully funded teacher CPD day out on farm for the launch of the latest A-level resources created by LEAF in collaboration with AHDB.

Talking Leaders: AgriLeadership gone global

Leadership is like farming – there’s more than one way to cultivate success.

Guests

Carla Borges

Dr Wynoma Michaels

Izak van Heerden

Julia Cristina Campos

Max MacGillivray

Samlesbury: Farm for the future business workshop

Find out how the agricultural transition period will affect your farm business and how you can improve its resilience.

Key topics

Farm for the Future programme

Whittington: Farm for the future business workshop

Find out how the agricultural transition period will affect your farm business and how you can improve its resilience.

Key topics

Farm for the Future programme

Update from the Pork Sector Chair (October 2024)

AgriGrow – communication

This course is designed to help those looking to develop leadership abilities and move into management roles

Module 1: Understanding the communication process in the workplace

AgriGrow – Leadership

This course is designed to help those looking to develop leadership abilities and move into management roles

Module 2: Understanding leadership

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Telford

In many farm kitchens, there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

Cost

Elaine Froese

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Exeter

In many farm kitchens, there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

Cost

Elaine Froese

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Harrogate

In many farm kitchens, there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

Cost

Elaine Froese

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Huntingdon

In many farm kitchens there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

Cost

Elaine Froese

Discuss the Undiscussabull™ Carlisle

In many farm kitchens there’s a bull in the middle of the room – what Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, has termed as the 'Undiscussabull' – the thing no one is willing to talk about.

In the workshops you’ll learn:

Cost

Elaine Froese

POSTPONED Staffordshire: A level teacher CPD event