General

SmallSteps4Life directs young people to activities and programmes that get them involved with growing, preparing and cooking food. Teachers registered are able to promote what their school is doing, nominate their 'Young Activators' and share their experiences to inspire other UK schools.

Food in Schools has developed a new resource to support pupils with their transition from primary to secondary school food education. Food Passport is an audit tool which allows pupils to review and record their experiences in food related areas.

Learn more about healthy eating as two of BNF's nutrition scientists explore The Eatwell Plate and the Eight Tips for Eating Well. The video is approximately 10 minutes long and is supported by a number of resources, including a teacher's guide and several interactive whiteboard activities. Click here

The Chew On This worksheets help highlight the importance of healthy food. The worksheets offer questions for debate, food media casestudies and examples of keeping a food diary. To view the worksheets click here

Real Meals: simple cooking that tastes great (2nd edition) was launched December 2009 by the DCSF. It features an updated range of simple recipes, skills and tips. The book is available for free for all Year 7 pupils in England, alternatively PDFs of each recipe can be downloaded. Please click here

Teach Food Technology is a programme in England that supports qualified teachers, who are not food specialists, teaching Key Stage 3 food technology. The support includes practical cooking, curriculum and nutrition training days, as well as a personal mentor. If you are in a school where a non-food specialist is teaching food technology, this programme is ideal. For further information click here

Agriculture-4-U is a video diary of UK Agriculture and what happens down on the farm. It is a resource for teachers to use in the teaching of various subjects and to various age groups with a view to promoting a better understanding and an unbiased picture of agriculture in the UK. For more information click here.

LEAF Virtual Farm Walk - great interactive opportunity to find out all about farming and the environment. Two real farmers, Sally and David, are ready to show you around the virtual farm. There are lots of fun things to do on the walk, with lots of fascinating facts about farms and the animals and plats that live on them. Challenges also include pond-dipping and sorting food chains from field to shop. To view LEAF virtual farm click here.

British Nutrition Foundation has a variety of posters to provide teachers and students with accurate and concise reference information. The poster, 'What are nutrients?' provides detailed information on the functions and sources of nutrients. Posters can be ordered off the British Nutrition Fundation website.

Funding available for cooking clubs - if your school already has a cooking club, you might be eligible to recieve funding and resources from Lets Get Cooking. To apply please visit http://www.letsgetcooking.org.uk/associate

From September 2008 all pupils in secondary schools in England will have the entitlement to learn how to cook through the Licence to Cook programme. This entitlement will be delivered mainly through the revised Design and Technology: food curriculum, although schools can deliver the entitlement to suit their local needs and circumstances. For further information follow this link.

The Grain Chain explains how wheat is grown and used to produce breads and breakfast cereals. The website offers a range of media to engage young people, including: interactive whiteboard activities, information pages, activity sheets, quizzes, videos and games. There are also full teacher's notes, with curriculum references, lesson plans and homework/extension ideas - www.grainchain.com.

Growing Schools is a government programme that aims to harness the full potential of the outdoor classroom as a teaching and learning resource. KS1, 2 & 3 teachers can download lesson plans, schemes of work and case studies. www.teachernet.gov.uk > Growing Schools > Teaching Resources or follow this link.

As part of the Licence to Cook initiative all secondary school children are able to download 32 recipes for healthy versions of classic dishes such as spaghetti Bolognese, risotto, roast chicken or apple crumble. Find these recipes [on this link].

Think Food and Farming is a project led by Farming and Countryside Education whose primary aim is to educate children about food and farming in a sustainable countryside. Their activities and resources will promote teaching in many parts of the curriculum including PSHE, Science, Design & Technology and Geography. Follow this link.

The Food- a fact of life website has produced a downloadable Food Route game. To view/order please click here

Let’s Get Cooking is a national network of cooking clubs across England, helping children, their families and the wider community to learn and develop new cooking skills. Find out more here.

Geography

The British Library has produced an interactive site for KS3 and KS4 citizenship and geography students. It traces the amazing changes that have taken place in the UK's food culture over the last century. Users can play with colourful animations and listen to audio interviews from the British Library Sound Archive to investigate the ways in which food relates to identity, cultural diversity, the environment, technology, farming, shopping, travel and much more... www.bl.uk > Learning > History & Citizenship > Food Stories or follow this link.

Science

RSPCA Education offers farming resources for KS4 GCSE science. Download the resource from www.rspca.org.uk > Education or follow this link .

PE – Eating and Health

British Nutrition Foundation has launched four modules of their secondary resources online. These resources have been designed to support curriculum requirements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The modules are 1) Energy and Nutrients 2) Diet and Health 3) Ingredients and Food Science 4) Production and Processing. To download these resources, go to www.foodafactoflife.org.uk

The School Food Trust’s Get Real Campaign aims to communicate to teenagers the truth about food and healthy eating. The interactive website currently focuses on fast food; future pages will more explicitly focus on the benefits of school food and the need for a balanced diet. www.getreal.uk.com.

ContinYou has developed a resource guide that takes you through the steps to set up a breakfast club and keep it going. Go to www.continyou.org.uk > What We Do > Children and Young People > Breakfast Club Plus or follow this link.