Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET)

Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET)

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland fulfils part of their educational remit, as outlined in the Royal Charter, by promoting and educating the general public about agriculture, rural industries and the countryside.  It fulfils this remit in a number of ways and of of them is by core funding the Royal Highland Education Trust.  The Society funds RHET in excess of £150K per annum as well as providing all office and staffing facilities at Ingliston House, to enable RHET to raise funds solelyto carry out its charitable aims.

The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) was established in 1999 as aneducational charity core funded by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.  RHET aims to provide the opportunity for every child in Scotland to learn about food, farming and the countryside, and to create a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of rural Scotland.

This is achieved through a number of key activities:
• Farm visits & estate days
• Classroom speaker talks by volunteer farmers
• Providing free educational resource materials for schools
• Outdoor education events across Scotland
• Competitions and projects for schools, e.g. Count & Grow maths & numeracy project
• Training farmers and teachers in the delivery of information relating to food and farming
• The Royal Highland Show education programme for visiting schools and Children’s Discovery Centre

Contact us for further information, or visit the website:

Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET)
Royal Highland Centre
Ingliston
Edinburgh
EH28 8NB

Education Manager: Alison Motion
T: 0131 335 6227
F: 0131 333 5236
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The Royal Highland Education Trust is a registered Scottish Charity number SC007492
Scottish Company Number SC123813