Welcome to the Teaching Resources section. Written by teachers, this new area is devoted to resources for schools, parents and others who want to find out more about the subject of shooting in education.

All areas of the life of the nation can be relevant subject matter for schools and shooting is no different. As an activity practiced by over 1,000,000 people nationally, it directly concerns around 1/60th of Britain’s population and indirectly affects everybody else. Whatever your standpoint, educators should be aware of what it is all about.

Shooting can be part of any curriculum from history to science to PSHE or religious education and in some schools, it is actually taught practically. In time, these pages will gradually build up to act as a resource of information, discussion and teaching packs devoted to every aspect of the subject, so please return whenever you want to find something out.

If you want to extend your knowledge or deepen your understanding of the bodies that deal with shooting practically you will find links to their websites in these pages.

If you or your child has experienced anti-shooting prejudice within an educational establishment, and would like to raise this issue with the school or college, a guidance leaflet is available from BASC.

Some teachers and educators are either at a loss to know how to approach the subject in schools, or unable to decide where it fits in. Follow the link below and start by downloading the Teachers Resource pack. The guide can be photocopied if you want to circulate it around staff at your school.

Download the Teachers' Resource pack.

Educating the educators.  How to challenge anti-shooting prejudice in schools

Click here to read the value of Sporting Shooting

BASC Greenshoots

Aim of the Game - an introductory guide to game shooting in the UK

BASC Publications

BASC Codes of Practice

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Click here to visit The Countryside Foundation for Education website

To read background briefing sheets on the key issues in shooting and proposed legislation on subjects such as game rearing, snaring and firearms click here