Teaching food in primary or studying to teach food to primary-aged children? Sign up to our TPFN programme and receive guidance, a physical folder and FREE training experiences! Learn more and sign up below. HURRY, FOLDERS ARE RUNNING LOW!
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Now going into the 7th year of partnership, the Food – a fact of life team has had a fantastic day in Coventry planning an exciting new programme of resources and training for 24/25! Watch this space for all the latest updates!
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Join our free online workshop for primary teachers
'Practical food skills and cooking with heat' on Tue 23 April at 4:30 pm. Explore how you can build progression around practical food skills into your planning across the age phases. Register now! eventbrite.co.uk/e/demonstratin…

We have created NEW teacher versions of our practical skills videos, which are overlaid with key teaching information! Ideal for teachers who are training, early career, non-specialists and those wanting a refresher. Take a look now! foodafactoflife.org.uk/professional-d…

Have you seen our 'Bread pack'? It's full of resources to support teaching and learning about bread, including a presentation about the history of bread, games, recipes and lots more! The resources can be easily adapted for different learners. Take a look! foodafactoflife.org.uk/7-11-years/act…

We've got 'Knowledge organisers' for pupils aged 5 up to 16 years. These one-page sheets provide key information on lots of food related topics, such as food labels, sensory evaluation and fruit and vegetables! Take a look at our 11-14 organisers here: foodafactoflife.org.uk/11-14-years/kn…

Do you teach at a secondary school in England and have school meals provided by Taylor Shaw, Edwards & Blake, Elior or Hutchison? AHDB and British Nutrition Foundation are piloting a project to provide free ingredients, recipes and guidance. Find out more:
foodafactoflife.org.uk/news/free-ingr…

The British Nutrition Foundation British Nutrition Foundation ran its first HAF workshop yesterday on behalf of The Mayor's Fund for London. The workshop was aimed at supporting HAF clubs to run safe, practical food activities with young people. What a great day!
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Cooking on a budget?

Try our delicious Mexican pockets! Simple, tasty and a great way to use up leftovers!

foodafactoflife.org.uk/recipes/health…

We were delighted to have farmer James Taylor from Broughton Grounds Farm with us yesterday evening to talk about how he embeds sustainability in his farming practice. If you missed it, click the link below to catch up!

youtu.be/5wNtyIinsSI

Pupils have been cooking up a storm with free ingredients from AHDB. Coordinated by Food - a fact of life as part of 'Ingredients into schools', supported by @LidlGB and UK Flour Millers, it helps pupils to develop their cooking skills. To apply, register below:
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Have you seen our brilliant fish resources for 11-14 and 14-16 years? Including videos showing how to prepare, cook and make inspiring dishes in your classroom with sustainably sourced fish.

foodafactoflife.org.uk/11-14-years/fo…

If you're looking to challenge your pupils and make your lesson planning easier, why not use some of our Challenge activities? The Challenges cover a wide range of topics and activities that you can integrate into lessons.
foodafactoflife.org.uk/11-14-years/ac…

This Thursday, why not take the opportunity to learn about sustainable food production from a UK farmer?
Join James Taylor at our free webinar to learn about how he embeds sustainability on his farm:
foodafactoflife.org.uk/training/2024/…

If you need to analyse recipes in the classroom, you can use our free online tool, Explore Food, to help pupils understand the nutritional value of the dishes they make in class!
explorefood.foodafactoflife.org.uk

Are you ready for Mother's Day tomorrow? Need some inspiration for a meal? Get the whole family involved with one of our wide range of recipes on Food - a fact of life:

foodafactoflife.org.uk/recipes/

We got all the latest updates in from our Northern Ireland Education Working Group this week, including hearing more about a fantastic 'careers in food' video from CCEA! Take a look: rb.gy/a5qspm
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#careersinfood #nationalcareersweek

A wonderful afternoon with the early years/primary postgrads Edge Hill University in Ormskirk today. We were looking at how to prepare vegetables safely with children, and reflecting on the opportunities for adaptivity, inclusion and progression in practical food lessons!

It's National Careers Week! Read our inspiring blog charting Claire Gibbs' careers path to becoming Head of Food & Sustainability at Charlie Bigham's!
Find Claire's blog here:
foodafactoflife.org.uk/news/inspiring…

Do you know a school or individual doing amazing things with school meals? Or perhaps working miracles in food education, fueling bodies and minds? Nominate them NOW for a Jamie Oliver Good School Food Award
jamieoliver.com/schoolfoodawar…
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