Learning about where food comes from
Find out what other schools have done to expose children to the origins of their food, like farm visits and animal husbandry. Want to get going? Use the links on the right to get help from expert organisations.
Find out what other schools have done to expose children to the origins of their food, like farm visits and animal husbandry. Want to get going? Use the links on the right to get help from expert organisations.
#FuelforSchool is a collaboration between Richmond Hill Primary School and The Real Junk Food Project to stop hunger being a barrier to learning in schools. All 600 pupils at Richmond Hill are provided with breakfast...
Read moreInspiring children to grow, cook and taste food across primary and secondary schools from Healthy Schools Bath and NE Somerset. Lots of...
Read moreTV gardener, Chris Collins, visits Lowther School in Richmond to teach pupils and teachers from Richmond schools how to get started in their school gardens.
Read moreAn example of a well-designed menu, working with Change 4 Life and Food For Life Partnership
Read moreHead teachers talk about the benefits of FFLP in supporting school improvement, curriculum development, children's approach to eating...
Read moreThis school has gone from an isolated food project to embedding food in everything they do, engaging pupils, parents and the wider community
Read moreFood is not only embedded in cookery lessons it's also a focus for enterprise, with a 6th form catering café
Read moreExtending the DT curriculum to help children reconnect with their food
Read morePupils explain how they have led the change of the food culture in their school
Read moreAs well as keeping pigs and chickens, this small school sources as much food for its canteen locally as possible
Read moreWith a strong focus on pupil voice, we introduced a café-style dining room, gardening club and healthy packed lunch policy to help improve...
Read morePupil enterprise skills are central to this school sustaining it's whole school approach to food education and good quality meals
Read moreFACE help teachers find a suitable, local farm
www.face-online.org.ukCountryside Classroom
www.countrysideclassroom.org.ukFood a Fact of Life - food & farming resources
www.foodafactoflife.org.ukFoodeeze lesson plans & resources
www.focusactivelearning.comSupporting schools in urban areas to visit farms
www.countrytrust.org.ukHands-on food education programme
www.jamieoliver.comGrain Chain - resources, activities and videos
www.grainchain.comTesco Eat Happy Project
www.eathappyproject.com/Grain Train resources on TES
www.tesconnect.com"Want children to eat healthily?" - TES article
news.tes.co.ukFarm Activity Book
www.soilassociation.orgBenefits of farm visits
www.schoolfoodmatters.comInteractive apps about connecting with food
henrileworm.comFarm to Fork Trails - Tesco Eat Happy Project
www.eathappyproject.com