Getting Fishing Into Schools As children return to the classroom this week, the Environment Agency is working with the Angling Trust to urge schools to offer young people the chance to try fishing. Fishing has proven health, social and educational benefits. It can help pupils improve personal skills such as communication, concentration and discipline, and can even reduce crime and truancy. One school in the North West is already leading the way. The Environment Agency has been working with Smithills School and Bolton Angling Club to add angling to the curriculum. Smithills is one of the only schools in the country offering fishing activities to its student’s onsite and even has seven members of staff who are professionally qualified angling coaches. The school has set up its own angling club, which meets weekly during term time, and has a school angling team that competes with other clubs at weekends. Any school interested in finding out more should contact the Angling Trust where a regional officer can help link a qualified and licenced angling coach to a school and help ensure that high standards are established early on. Contact [email protected] for more information on your nearest Regional Officer. youtu.be/AsErzuCA16c Please share this with a teacher or school you know - lets get fishing into more schools!
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:28:26 +0000
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