Who we are:
The Dogs Trust Education Team is made up of 27 Education and Community Officers (ECOs) who deliver workshops and assemblies in schools across the UK, predominantly to KS2 primary school children, alongside secondary school children and families. Each member of the team is placed appropriately and assigned an area to cover, enabling our programme to be delivered throughout the whole of the UK.
In addition to our Be Dog Smart school education programme, our Taking the Lead programme, delivered by 8 Education and Outreach Officers (EOOs) targets learners within secure establishments and alternative education provisions.
What we do:
Every year we visit hundreds of schools and work with thousands of children encouraging and impacting positive attitudes towards canine welfare.
Our trained and experienced team are fully equipped to deliver engaging and interactive workshops which include our underpinning themes of Dog Safety and Responsible Dog Ownership.
Benefits for teachers :
· Pre-prepared workshops delivered by our qualified Education and Community Officers
· Links to the curriculum naturally embedded
· Workshops are inclusive and have activities that cater for a variety of learning needs and styles.
· Selection of topics on offer that embed our key themes and compliment your curriculum focus.
Benefits for pupils:
· Using dogs as a focus, our workshops and assemblies aim to develop compassion and consideration for all living beings.
· We deliver our workshops with a great deal of passion in creative and imaginative ways creating a memorable and positive learning experience.
· Children will learn how to stay safe around dogs as well as the commitment involved in owning a dog.
Our target audience is Key Stage 2 aged children, however, our Education and Community Officers will endeavour to deliver a workshop where possible to all year groups (booking conditions apply).
Workshops are delivered predominantly in schools; however, they can also be delivered to parent and child, antenatal groups, and youth groups in a community setting.
