Register for GYOP 2027
England, Scotland and Wales
Register for your
FREE Growing kit for 2027
One entry per teacher.
Schools can register multiple classes - All kits will be shipped together.
Primary & Nursery classes ONLY - School email required
What is included in the GYOP pack?
- 7 seed potatoes (6 to plant, one for the Beneath The Soil Experiment)
- Activity theme & resource bank (new theme for 2027)
- Step-by-step instructions
- Email updates throughout the project
- Opportunity to win prizes for your school
You will need:
- A Container,
- Soil or compost
- Optional gardening gloves for the children.
Please visit our sponsor page to learn more about the companies who make GYOP possible.
Resources shown from 2025 kit
What will the theme be in 2027? You will need to register to find out!
Not sure about this project?
Why take part?
Because it’s so much more than planting potatoes! Grow Your Own Potatoes brings food origins, healthy eating, science and maths to life — through real-life hands-on growing. It’s fun, practical and easy to run — even if you’ve never grown anything before.
See the huge benefits of tasking part for your pupils, on this page.
Do you have any questions?
If you are worried about being able to deliver this project for your pupils, please be assured that we are here at all stages to help you Grow Your Own Potatoes for your class.
Let us know if you you have any questions before registering. Only use this link for general questions.
We will answer your questions as soon as possible. Note this is not live chat or 24 hours.
The reply will come from sue@ growyourownpotatoes .org.uk please add to your safe list.
Your details will only be used to answer your query, you will NOT be signed up to receive a Grow Your Own Pack by filling this form in.
Criteria for registering with Grow Your Own Potatoes
YES
A Primary or Nursery Teacher in England, Scotland or Wales with:
- An official School Email
- A willingness to learn about how to Grow Your Own Potatoes
- A curious class
- A commitment to provide feedback after the project
NO
- Secondary Teacher or Home Educator
- Child Minder
- Personal Email
- Youth group such as Scouts
- Adult learning
- Private individual
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Emails will be checked against a database and your entry will not be allowed if it does not match. If this is in error, please contact us using the form under the registration form. - Only one kit will be issued per class. A school may apply for more kits but each teacher is required to apply. Kits will be sent out together.
- Please see here for more information if you are not a Primary or Nursery Teacher
- Please see here if you are from Northern Ireland
Did you Grow Your Own Potatoes this year - please leave feedback
Feedback helps us improve and also, let's face it, it keeps our sponsors happy - they need to know that their money is being well utilised. What worked, what didn't? Let us know and you will get a certificate of completion, as well as being entered into our competition.
GYOP is generously sponsored by the following companies
Are you having technical problems with the registration form?
We apologise if you are having problems with the form. We are checking entries against standard educational email formats but we know that a few schools do not follow the standard formats, or indeed, that our list is not complete.
If your email is not accepted or if you are having any other issues with the form, please supply the details on this additional form. If you are eligible for a free kit we will get you registered quickly.
Please only use this link if you are eligible for a free kit and are having problems registering. If you have a general question, please use the contact button at the foot of the page.
Extra kits and Grow Bags are available and all purchases will help to raise funds for Grow your Own Potatoes
If you are not eligible for a kit, or were too late to receive a free potato growing, a Children’s patio kit, has been developed which replicates the growing kits going into schools this year. These are being offered for sale on this site, with 20% of sales for these kits going towards funding the GYOP project.
These kits are also ideal for children / grandchildren, or if you would like to donate a kit to a local youth group.
We would strongly recommend that you join the mailing list if you buy a Children's Pack and we will keep you up to date with the GYOP project as spring progresses.
We also have other patio sets and grow bags for you on this site.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or need more information
This form is not for registering with GYOP. Please see here to register
We will answer your questions as soon as possible. Note this is not live chat or 24 hours. You may find your answer on the tabs on each product page under the description.
The reply will come from amy@ potatohouse.co.uk – please add to your safe list.
Your details will only be used to answer your query.
Do you have a question about Grow Your Own Potatoes? Please see here
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Children’s Patio Pack
Price range: £8.95 through £16.80
Competition - Grow your Own Potato ChampionChips
Please note that if you would like to enter our fun free competition you need to do a separate entry for that. Entries open after harvest.
You could run small competitions throughout the project such as the best idea for a container. We would love to see your ideas on our social media.
