Children, young people and education
These pages contain information about what Defra is doing to involve children and young people in our work.It is an important part of the diversity agenda of the department and therefore our commitment to involve and value the views of children and young people from all backgrounds is specified in our annual action plans. There are also some links to other sites government for children and young people, their advocates and teachers.
Please use the links on the left hand side of this page to access the different sections.
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The Year of Food and Farming is an initiative aimed at helping children and young people learn more about how food is grown and produced and how it reaches the consumer.
The industry led initiative will run through the academic year from September 2007 to July 2008. A series of national, regional and local events and learning resources will be supplemented by a wide range of other activities for children to participate in.
Page last modified: 29 November 2006