British Food Fortnight

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Welcome to British Food Fortnight

Alexia Robinson

Jennifer Meakin

Now in its seventh year, British Food Fortnight is the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces.

Shops, pubs and restaurants are invited to run promotions, tastings and special menus. Schools are encouraged to bring chefs into the classroom to teach children how to cook.

British Food Fortnight continues to be the largest volunteer movement educating children about food.

All the information on how you can take part is on this website.

General

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.

From September 2008 it will be compulsory for KS2 & 3 pupils in Wales to teach food and fitness as part of the curriculum. For more 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.

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

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.

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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.