As the autumnal weather began to show itself and the days shortened, we welcomed a group of primary PGCE trainees from the University of Exeter to Oxen Park for a two night residential to mark the end of our programme season for 2017. The weekend was jam packed with activities on the land, including gardening, cooking and crafts, while we infused the work with conversations about educational practice and the meaning of education in today's world. The programme was designed t