Horticulture

Horticulture allows pupils at KLB to develop their practical skills, as well as develop their understanding of the Horticultural industry, techniques and practices.
  • Empowering students to take responsibility for their plot and for looking after their plants
  • Giving them real life problems to solve, the results of which will be left as a legacy within the school
  • Be one step ahead when entering the horticulture industry, where there is a skills shortage.
  • Students have five one hour lessons per fortnight. Four of these lessons are practical in nature, whilst one is classroom based.

The practical lessons take place in the specialist area that has been developed on the school site, including a polytunnel, raised beds and greenhouse.

Throughout the horticulture course we develop our students’ enterprise skills by making and selling horticultural related products, including hanging baskets and seedlings. To foster and develop such skills it is vital to ensure our students can compete into todays society, as well as the students getting a sense of satisfaction and making a profit.

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