Xbox to seat box: Q&A with Les Jones
We spoke to Fishing for Schools coach Les Jones, whose journey began early - making an appearance in the Angling Times...
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Fishing for Schools was developed to use the potential for angling to educate and enrich learning.
The Director's update: February 2026
There is nothing quite like a good show. A place where, like clansman in the days of yore in the Scottish Highlands, we...
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Angling and the Countryside qualification:...
To meet a growing need from schools and young people, Fishing for Schools has developed a new qualification, designed...
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Fishing for Schools: 2025 highlights
2025 has been an exciting year for Fishing for Schools, full of new experiences and achievements for the young people...
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“Always remember, life is more exciting when...
Winter fishing may be quieter, but it’s never short on lessons and good advice. To round off the year, our team have...
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The Director's update: 2025 end of year show
As we enter – extraordinarily – nineteen years of Fishing for Schools, we have never in that long period compromised....
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Coach Q&A with Phillipa Winser
Phillipa (Pippa) Winser has been part of the Fishing for Schools family for more than three years, supporting schools...
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A tale from the river keeper: Donny Donavan
We asked Martin 'Donny' Donovan, a lifelong river keeper on the hallowed Rivers Test and Itchen, for a snapshot of his...
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The Director's Update, November 2025
After all the excitement of our recent event which launched our qualification - which generated a huge amount of...
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The Director's Update, October 2025
There have been so many high points in my near twenty-year association with Fishing for Schools. There has been...
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