Schools & educators
Explore garden learning, reading activities and practical resources that fit the school day. Begin with the school’s priorities, available space, staff capacity and plans for ongoing care.
Partner with us
Partner with the Foundation.
Work with Maggie Kay Foundation on school gardens, education, children’s wellbeing or responsible learning exchange. Start with a specific need and a contribution that can be sustained.
Shared priorities
Ways to work with us.
We welcome conversations with organizations and professionals whose work connects with the Foundation’s mission. The first step is to agree what the partnership should achieve and who will be responsible for it.
Universities & researchers
Discuss learning exchanges, supervised student visits and clearly framed research questions. Institutional approvals, ethics review and access arrangements must be established before any study begins.
Funders & foundations
Help resource a defined program need, from garden inputs to training or evaluation. Agree the scope, budget, reporting period and information required to assess progress.
Agriculture & technical partners
Contribute knowledge of soil, water, planting, crop care or maintenance. Technical recommendations should fit local conditions and the people responsible for using them.
Wellbeing professionals
Explore how qualified expertise could support age-appropriate practice, training and referral planning. Roles, supervision, professional requirements and availability need to be agreed for each activity.
Companies & professional teams
Offer useful skills, materials or financial support through a scoped project. Build in coordination time and a practical handover, especially for work that requires continuing maintenance.
How we begin
A clear brief helps everyone.
Tell us the need you want to address, the expertise or resources you can bring, and the timeframe you have in mind. A focused proposal makes it easier to discuss fit with school and community priorities.
Before delivery, agree the responsibilities, budget, permissions, timetable and reporting expectations. A proposed partnership should not be represented as confirmed until both sides have agreed it.
Include in your enquiry
- Your organization and main contact
- The problem or opportunity you want to address
- What you can contribute and for how long
- The location, dates and people involved
- Any research, supervision or reporting requirements
Learning & research
Ask useful questions.
School gardens create opportunities to study participation, practical learning, food production and children’s experience of school life. A strong research partnership starts with a clear question and a design that can answer it.
Work involving children requires careful planning with the relevant school and institution. Discuss consent, data handling, supervision and how findings will be shared before requesting access to participants.
Explore our measurement prioritiesPlan a learning visit
Grand Burnham Hut can be discussed as a base for writing, reflection, workshops or academic exchange. Confirm the facilities and arrangements needed for your proposed visit.
Explore the Academic Residency ↗Discuss a partnership.
Tell us what you would like to contribute and which school or program need it could address.