Please follow the links below to download examples of how schools have taken part in British Food Fortnight in 2007.

Hundreds of schools – Primary, Secondary and Special Needs schools - invited chefs into the classroom to give cooking lessons, visited farms and allotments and toured local butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers as they took up the challenge to include food and cookery within their curriculum teaching during the Fortnight. Irish, Scottish and even some overseas schools participated for the first time.

A total of 66 schools in the UK are being rewarded for their efforts with class sets of Kenwood bakeware, smoothie makers, aprons and scales so that they are fully equipped to teach pupils how to cook long term. The national winner, who will also receive a top-of-the-range Kenwood chef, is… Greencroft Community School, Stanley, Co. Durham. Follow this link to read what Greencroft Community School did during British Food Fortnight.

The British Food Fortnight ‘Cook for Life’ Challenge in 2008 will again be sponsored by Kenwood. You will be able to download details of the competition and an entry form in due course.

To read about what schools did in 2007 please follow this link .

Please follow this link for free Kenwood 'Cook for Life' resource materials.

The organisers of British Food Fortnight have updated their schools resources for 2007.

• ‘Putting the Ooo back into food: A Resource Pack for Schools’ - This pack is designed for those who want to teach young people about food, but do not know where to begin. It contains lessons and activities for each curriculum subject with details of where to obtain the resources to support them; in-season recipes; plus contacts of organisations that can offer activity-based support and learning facilities to help you. To download a copy, please use this link.

• ‘Putting the Ooo back into food: A Guide to including Cookery within the National Curriculum’ - The organisers of British Food Fortnight have worked with experts in education and culinary fields to produce a guide to incorporating cookery within the national curriculum. The guide gives practical advice on how to organise cookery activities for young people. It also contains examples from schools that have successfully incorporated cookery within their curriculum teaching; ideas for cookery lessons for early years, primary and secondary children and contacts of organisations that can help you by providing chefs who can visit your school to give cooking demonstrations and assist with lessons. To download a copy, please use this link.

• Put the Ooo back into food it’s British Food Fortnight! To download a six-page guide to taking part in British Food Fortnight that includes examples of how schools participated last year and for details of how to take part in the British Food Fortnight ‘Cook for Life’ Challenge, sponsored by Kenwood, please use this link.

  To order a hard copy, please use this link to our contact details and our e-mail contact form.

Here is a sample press release for Schools to promote their activities during British Food Fortnight.

Taking part in British Food Fortnight is a good opportunity to gain some local publicity for your school. Many schools taking part in last year's event were featured in their local papers and some were even featured on television. Media coverage can be a good way of thanking teachers, parents and children for their involvement. Here is all the information you need to help you gain some local publicity.