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Teacher Zone

Welcome to the Teacher Zone! Hundreds of schools use British Food Fortnight as an opportunity to teach young people about food and how to cook. Here is everything you need to help you plan and run your activities.

Below you will find downloadable pdfs of our resource packs; information about our School Challenge and you can win cooking equipment for your school; contact details and a list of things to consider when inviting a chef to teach a cookery lesson; ideas on how to involve parents; and advice on how to gain publicity for your school.

In the right hand column you will find resources that you can use in the classroom.

We hope that you enjoy putting the Ooo back into food during British Food Fortnight!

 
link to the NHS 5 a Day website link to more information about British Food Fortnight 2012

2009 resource

2009 Schools resource

Resource pack

A Resource Pack for Schools’ (2009 version) which visitors can click and download pdf

Cookery Guide

2009 Guide to cookery within the National Curriculum
Please use these links to download a PDF of the guides.
 
Schools
British Food Fortnight Schools Challenge Print Email

British Food Fortnight Schools Challenge

Every year British Food Fortnight challenges schools to use the national food promotion event as an opportunity to teach young people about food: about the diverse and delicious range of food available, the benefits of healthy eating and about the pleasures of eating quality, fresh, seasonal and regionally distinct produce.

 
Hundreds of schools – Primary, Secondary and Special Needs schools - take part every year. They invite chefs into the classroom to give cooking lessons, visit farms and allotments and tour local butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers as they take up the challenge to include food and cookery within their curriculum teaching during the Fortnight.
 
For secondary schools faced with the countdown to compulsory food technology in 2011 the national food celebrations are a fun way to get ahead of the game and launch cookery activities in your school. For primary schools it is ideal for helping you to make sure that food stays on your curriculum which is the best way of guaranteeing the healthy well-being of your pupils.
 
Every year we set schools a different challenge. For example:
- to incorporate food and cookery throughout their curriculum teaching (not just in food technology!)
- to design and cook a meal using the minimum number of food miles
- to use British seasonal food to cook a meal containing a healthy balance of the food groups the body needs and at least two portions that count towards our 5 A DAY.
 

Watch this space for this year's challenge! Details will be announced in April.

 

There are lots of 'Top tips' to inspire schools in the 'Putting the Ooo back into food' Resource packs above. Plus examples of how schools have taken part in previous years. There are also masses of resources on this page to help you. And for great tips on 5 A DAY visit www.nhs.uk/5aday.

 

The most imaginative and innovative schools taking part in British Food Fortnight each year have been rewarded with class sets of cooking equipment so that they are fully equipped to teach pupils how to cook long term. 245 schools in the UK have been provided with cooking equipment as a result!

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Put the Ooo back into food - resources Print Email

“The British Food Fortnight resources are fantastic.”
School Meals Development Officer, Wolverhampton City Council

“A wonderful resource! Saved me hours of work this weekend.”
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Put the Ooo back into food with British Food Fortnight’s definitive guides to incorporating food-related activities and cookery within your curriculum teaching.

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Advice on how to invite a chef into your school Print Email
BBC's Hairy Bikers with Wilson's Endowed CE School

“British Food Fortnight's initiative sending chefs into schools is invaluable and we love being involved.”
BBC's Hairy Bikers celebrity chefs

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Involve parents Print Email

British Food Fortnight has teamed up with the Department of Health’s Top Tips for Top Mums campaign to encourage schools to involve parents in teaching children about a healthy diet.

Top Tips for Top Mums is an extension of the 5 A DAY campaign. It enables parents to share tips with each other on how to get children to eat more fruit and vegetables. Eastenders actress and mother of three, Patsy Palmer, is supporting the campaign. Your school can help – here are some ideas:

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Press coverage for your school Print Email

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.

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Link to further information about the Inspiring school of the month
Link to further information about the search for the Face of British Food Fortnight 2010
Link to the Recipe of the Week and our latest Newsletter link to our latest newsletter - opens in a new window Link to our Recipe of the Week

We want to hear from you

The organisers of British Food Fortnight want to hear from you.

Let us know what you are organising. To have your event, shop, pub or restaurant listed on the website and included in press information please use this link to our contact details and our e-mail contact form.

Or - for general use - follow this link to download a fax-back form.

Or - schools - follow this link to download a fax-back form.

Please complete the appropriate form and send it back to us.

 

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