Jan Paulger Young Gardeners' Award

This year Norfolk Plant Heritage Jan Paulger Young Gardeners' Award is offering two awards: one of £650 and another one of £350.

Background

Jan Paulger was a Norfolk headteacher, who, on retirement, established Norfolk Plant Heritage, the local branch of the national plant conservation charity Plant Heritage. Please see Norfolk Plant Heritage Group's website for further information about the group and its aims.

Following Jan's death in 2014 the Norfolk Plant Heritage Group has continued to commemorate her achievements in education and gardening by providing an award to assist with a primary school gardening project. Schools in Norfolk have already benefitted from the award, purchasing various items including a greenhouse, cloches, tools, seeds and plants. So, if your school needs help with gardening projects, why not apply?

Applying for the Jan Paulger Young Gardeners' Award

Who?

Any Norfolk state funded primary school which is either actively engaged in gardening with pupils or which intends to make a start. Unsuccessful applicants from previous years are not excluded from re-application.

What?

The money must primarily be used for the future purchase of equipment, plants, seeds or other materials or projects directly related to pupils' gardening experience. It cannot be used for recouping money already spent on a gardening project.

How?

Tell us the scope of the project, including how pupils will benefit. Please be specific in your aims i.e. what you wish to purchase or how you will use the money. For any individual item costing over £50, a quotation must be attached. You should also include brief details of any existing school curriculum statements which underline the school's commitment to outdoor education and how this award would consolidate and extend the existing work or ideas.

Applications will only be considered if fully supported with the relevant information. Please submit the application, in no more than 250 words, on school headed paper with the proposal countersigned by the Headteacher and Chair of Governors. The successful school will be asked to provide a short evaluation of the project after a year.

When?

Applications should be e-mailed to Kathy Gray at [email protected] by Friday, 26 June 2026.