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Policy 4Encouraging and supporting local schoolsand colleges to take a leading role inJurassic Coast educationRationaleBy involving the local community, a sense of local pride and ownership will beachieved (Aim: 2.4).ObjectiveTo actively involve all coastal and other interested schools and colleges in theJurassic Coast.Actions• To establish a chain of ‘Jurassic Coast Schools’ along the Dorset and EastDevon coasts. Each school will be encouraged to develop its own projectson its own section of the coast, drawing in the family and community.Several coastal primary schools have developed their school groundsresulting in a resource, which is a source of pride to the whole community.They should be encouraged to extend this work to promote the school inthe context of the Jurassic Coast. Projects can be featured on the JurassicCoast Website and/or the Jurassic Coast Virtual Field Trip Website anddisplays of project work included at Jurassic Coast conferences andmeetings.• To identify and support local schools and colleges to become the Earthscience focus for the local community with support from universities, e.g.Bournemouth, Southampton, Exeter, Plymouth and the Open Universityand the Natural History Museum.page 46