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FIRST GREEN PODCAST
The First Green Podcast Series is a step-by-step audio guide to help greenkeepers host inspiring field trips where young people explore STEM on the golf course.
Designed to accompany the BIGGA First Green Toolkit, each episode walks you through planning, running, and promoting your event in a relaxed, friendly way.
Perfect for listening on the go, this series boosts your confidence and brings the toolkit to life.
Episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Amazon Music.
Bonus episodes on individual lesson plans coming soon!
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FIRST GREEN TOOLKIT
Some of the resources below are available for everyone to view but in order to access the full suite you must be logged in to download them. If you need any help accessing these documents or have any more questions please contact us at firstgreen@bigga.co.uk
Getting Started Guide
We have prepared everything you need to host a field trip, including a breakdown of resources and step by step checklists to help you along the way.
Lesson Plans
These lesson plans have been designed and reviewed extensively with the help of STEM Learning so they are suitable for the UK education environment. The aim of these resources is to introduce young people to the career opportunities available in golf and the skills and knowledge required to do these jobs. This set of 13 activities has been designed to give greenkeepers, some ideas on how to run some STEM based sessions for pupils aged 9 to 11 and students aged 11-14.
Remember that you are not expected to deliver the curriculum to the young people, but enhance learning, inspire, and show them how what they learn in the classroom links to the real world.
Additional First Green Resources
Many of the supplies needed for the various stations held during a First Green field trip are already available at the golf course. There is a complete list of the required materials for each station within each STEM lesson plan.
GREENKEEPING CAREER PROMOTION & OUTREACH
Keep an eye on this page for the latest updates on careers fairs and ways you can participate. Meanwhile, we’ve made some eye-catching resources that you can download and print to take with you. If you have any suggestions for other helpful materials, feel free to reach out to jenny@bigga.co.uk
Careers Events Near Me
School career events are a great way for greenkeepers to share their career stories and inspire young people. Check your region’s noticeboard below for local school careers events & get involved!
Posters & Leaflets
We have designed these posters to illustrate how diverse a career in greenkeeping can be. They look fantastic when showcased at career fairs and similar events.
We also supply these in a small foldable leaflet for First Green events and careers events. If you are attending a careers outreach event and would like some please get in touch jenny@bigga.co.uk
Tips, Hints & Guides
Looking to get involved in careers outreach but not sure where to start?
We’ve pulled together a handy collection of links, guides and useful resources from careers hubs and other websites, all in one easy-to-use page. It’s packed with information to help BIGGA members who want to take part in outreach — whether you’re running your first school event or looking to strengthen your club’s connections with the local community. Have a look around and feel free to dip in and out as you need! If you need any help using Trello, just get in touch jenny@bigga.co.uk
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