Bringing the classroom to the countryside: evaluation of ‘Countryside Live’ events (CRN97)

This document summarises the findings of an evaluation of two Countryside Live events funded by the Countryside Agency in partnership with the Countryside Foundation for Education. The events took place in March 2005 at Haydock Park Racecourse, Merseyside and Staunton Country Park, Hampshire and involved some 4,000 school pupils. The evaluation was based on pre-event proformas for participating schools, telephone interviews with nonparticipating schools, observation during the events, and follow-up interviews with participating staff and pupils several weeks after the events.