[Ammi]

Fishing is to be offered on the school curriculum for the first time.

Students will be able to study a course called angling and countryside at an equivalent to GCSE, BTEC and A-level.

The Ofqual-regulated qualification, devised by The Countryside Alliance Foundation’s Fishing for Schools programme, promises to present young people with opportunities outside of the classroom.

Launching the qualification at a reception in Parliament this week, Charles Jardine, the director of Fishing for Schools, said: “The Angling and Countryside qualification is the first of its kind.

“It will make a real difference, because the people that always were thought of as not being able to highly achieve will be able to achieve – and Fishing for Schools is about people achieving.

“This course and qualification will provide children with a range of practical, transferable skills that will pave the way for a career in angling – a huge global industry with massive opportunities – and beyond the industry too.”

The qualification will be available to centres and schools across the UK from autumn next year, with pilot delivery beginning later this year. Four schools have already signed up to the pilot scheme.

Accredited by Crossfields Institute, it ranges from Level One (Introduction) through to Level Three (Advanced Skills).

Learners completing Level Three will be able to earn UCAS points, recognising the qualification as a legitimate route into higher education and related vocational pathways.

Jamie Cook, the chief executive of the Angling Trust, praised the move, telling The Telegraph: “Angling offers a unique route into the natural world for young people, including those who may not thrive in traditional classroom settings.

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“This new qualification could open doors to a wide range of life opportunities, from conservation and habitat management to coaching, guiding, and careers across the wider angling and countryside sectors.”

Mr Cook said the Angling Trust’s own Reel Education programme had taught 40,000 children since it was launched in February 2022, adding: “We’ve seen how angling builds confidence, practical skills, and a deep connection with nature, creating real pathways into further education and employment.”

James Duffy of BigDuffsFishing, said: “Qualifications like these would have been invaluable for me as a young person. They would have helped me to both develop and showcase my own skills, skills that are unrecognised in the conventional educational system, but that have real world applications and great career opportunities.”

[Zizu]

Presumably they will be fishing for metal fish with magnets …


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[Livia]

Might be a better idea to make sure every kid that leaves school can read, write and count.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Livia

Might be a better idea to make sure every kid that leaves school can read, write and count.

Get you with your outrageous ideas !

LOL

( errr … I agree )






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[emseateng2014]

dating should be also taught in schools

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by emseateng2014

dating should be also taught in schools

Crazy thing is a lot of the teenagers today can’t do basic maths ( calculators on mobile) or spell ( built in spellcheckers etc) but they know all about sex and drugs ..

[Redway]

Fishing’s something your dad teaches you on quiet weekends after a cycle through the woods. I’d rather have been taught about mortgage than how to fish by school. And I say that as someone who’s fairly academic.

[Mystic Mock]

What a pointless lesson.

Aren't hobbies supposed to be done in your own private time?

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

What a pointless lesson.

Aren't hobbies supposed to be done in your own private time?

…well it might catch on as a career, someday…if you just stop carping on about it…

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Redway

Fishing’s something your dad teaches you on quiet weekends after a cycle through the woods. I’d rather have been taught about mortgage than how to fish by school. And I say that as someone who’s fairly academic.

I concur


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[Livia]

Originally Posted by Redway

Fishing’s something your dad teaches you on quiet weekends after a cycle through the woods. I’d rather have been taught about mortgage than how to fish by school. And I say that as someone who’s fairly academic.

Why money management isn't taught in schools is a mystery.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Teach them how to speak properly

This kingdom has an epidemic of kids who cant pronounce TH

SO basic and easy to do

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Teach them how to speak properly

This kingdom has an epidemic of kids who cant pronounce TH

SO basic and easy to do

Yes

It drives me mad

Also not pronouncing ‘t’ correctly !!

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Not pronouncing a "t" is a common phenomenon called "t-glottalization," where the /t/ sound is replaced by a glottal stop, or it's simply omitted as part of connected speech called "elision". This happens in certain positions in a word, like in the middle of words like "important" or "kitten," or at the end of words when speaking quickly.

[emseateng2014]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Crazy thing is a lot of the teenagers today can’t do basic maths ( calculators on mobile) or spell ( built in spellcheckers etc) but they know all about sex and drugs ..

lol teen sex and drugs like uk show skins

crazy how schools tech changed in 20 years

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…well it might catch on as a career, someday…if you just stop carping on about it…

I've been reeled into one of your jokes, haven't I?

[bots]

are we sure they didn't mean phishing? because that seems perfectly plausible

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I've been reeled into one of your jokes, haven't I?

…I reely think that’s a possibility, Mock……

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I reely think that’s a possibility, Mock……

I reely need to be more tuna'd into my surroundings more, to avoid these Cod almighty scenarios.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I reely need to be more tuna'd into my surroundings more, to avoid these Cod almighty scenarios.

….no need for change, this is the de-bait-able section so you’re all cool and always good to go, Mock…let-minnow if you do manage to avoid those scenarios, though…

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Ammi

….no need for change, this is the de-bait-able section so you’re all cool and always good to go, Mock…let-minnow if you do manage to avoid those scenarios, though…

It'll be a rod off my back if I could avoid these traps.