Supporting food education
Who can help?
Education Scotland
Education Scotland is committed to building the confidence and capacity
of practitioners to improve learning and teaching of food education in CfE.
Education Scotland has a range of resources and personnel to support
using food as a context for learning across Curriculum for Excellence.
www.educationscotland.gov.uk
www.facebook.com/pages/Education-Scotland/218202244867441
@EducationScot
no cost for schools
SFDF
SFDF’s schools programme A Future in Food is a national programme that
facilitates partnerships between schools and industry that help to deliver
the curriculum using food as the context for learning, whilst developing an
understanding of the skills required to work in the industry and help pupils
make connections between subjects and jobs.
www.sfdf.org.uk/sfdf/schools_programme
www.facebook.com/pages/Food-and-Drink-Federation-FDF/8853833248
#FDFTastesuccess
no cost for schools
Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus
The Cooking Bus aims to encourage healthy eating by enhancing practical
cooking skills and participants’ knowledge of nutrition, food hygiene and
safety for both learners and teachers. Each visit leaves behind a COOKIT,
a box of high quality cooking equipment to help participating schools/
community groups continue the work of the HSCB.
www.focusonfood.org/cookingbuses.html
@FocusonFoodUK
no cost for schools
Seafood Scotland
Seafood in Schools teaches children ‘where seafood comes from’, ‘how it
gets to our plates’, and ‘why it is good to eat as part of a healthy diet’. The
programme works with school clusters to offer interactive workshops and
assists with post-event seafood projects and visits.
www.seafoodinschools.org
www.facebook.com/groups/207430382650696#!/seafood.scotland8
no cost for schools
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Eco Schools Scotland
The ‘Food and the Environment’ Eco-Schools Scotland topic is all about
sustainable food in school. It explains some of the environmental impacts
of our food systems and highlights general concepts for making sustainable
food choices and ways to explore these in school with online resources to
whet your appetite. Tasty.
www.ecoschoolsscotland.org
www.facebook.com/groups/207430382650696
@EcoSchoolsScot
no cost for schools
Crofting Connections
Crofting Connections aims to inspire teachers and children in the crofting
counties to experience the practical and cultural aspects of crofting past,
present and future. The traditional crofting principles of providing food,
shelter, clothing, energy and cultural activities are very much aligned
with the 21st Century desire for sustainability and offer tremendous
opportunities for food education.
www.croftingconnections.org
no cost for schools
Royal Highland Education Trust
Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) is committed to outdoor learning
by taking the classroom to the countryside. All of our services are tailored
to meet the interdisciplinary learning needs of CfE covering subjects
such as sciences, social studies, health and well-being, mathematics and
business management via farm visits, classroom speakers and classroom
resources.
www.rhet.org.uk
The Royal Highland Education Trust
@TheRHET
no cost for schools
Dumfries House
Dumfries House supports food education from “field to fork”. Children
can plant, nurture and harvest vegetables, perform investigations, study
bio-diversities, learn about food webs, and understand the importance of
soil and how to manage it. There are also facilities for pupils to prepare
and cook produce they have harvested giving the full ‘seed to serving’
experience.
www.dumfries-house.org.uk
www.facebook.com/dumfries.house@DHEducation
There may be a small charge to cover costs.
SCDI
Science on the Menu is an interdisciplinary STEM resource, offering a
tasty selection of science experiments and investigations around food and
drink for second and third level pupils.
www.scdi.org.uk
www.yecscotland.co.uk
@scdiYESC
Science on the Menu kits are available for purchase.
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Food-Industry
http://engageforeducation.org/category/food-in-schools
www.facebook.com/greenerscotland
https://twitter.com/GreenerScotland
https://twitter.com/engagefored
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