Abbotsholme School was featured on Sunday night favourite BBC Countryfile this week.
Abbotsholme School hosted Countryfile at the school on Friday 5th February with Sixth Form Agriculture pupils taking centre stage with 
presenters Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison.
BTEC Agriculture Year 13 pupils Rachel Hames (Farm Manager) aged 17 from Derby, Ben Collier from Stone, Staffordshire, Gregory King from Belper, Derbyshire, Tara Witcomb from Rocester, Staffordshire all aged 18, and Year 12 pupils Alice Wood from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and Adam Wright from Lutterworth, Leicestershire both aged 16 were central to the filming on the school farm with Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison two of the presenters from Countryfile.
Abbotsholme School featured for about 12 minutes, across two films. The first film included a history interview with Steve Fairclough, the Headmaster, and Matt Baker. The feature cut to the farm and joined Sixth Form pupils sorting out the shed with an interview by Matt with joint Head of School, Greg King. During this scene, all the Sixth Form pupils – including Rachel Hames, the Sixth Form farm manager – are filmed preparing the hurdles, as well as Prep School pupils feeding the goats. This scene was followed by local vet Robert, from Glenthorne Vets, showing Alice and Adam (Year 12 Agriculture pupils) how to do vaccinate pregnant ewes against clostridial diseases which they then had a go at under his watchful eye.
The second film on Abbotsholme was all about the tractor driving training and included some shots of Ben and Tara driving followed by Ellie Harrison. The film also included a brief chat with Christina Liddle,