• Suddenly found that you are teaching Food?
• Feel daunted and would like some support and training ready for the autumn term?
• Come and join us for a face to face, practical session.

This course has been designed to support non specialist teachers who are planning to teach food at KS3. It will give teachers the opportunity to look at the pedagogy of teaching food and cover the practical requirements which will help practical sessions run smoothly. Focusing on Basic Nutrition, Health and Safety, setting up demonstrations and tips on how to set up the practical classroom. The practical aspect of the day will consist of a hands-on approach, covering key practical skills required at KS3 and provide ready to use resources to take away.

Only 15 spaces available.

This course is designed to meet current standards set out:

‘Food teaching in secondary schools: A framework of knowledge and skills’ (2015 Public Health England, British Nutrition Foundation and Department for Education).Available Here

This course has been designed to support non specialist teachers who are planning to teach food at KS3.

This course is designed for all non specialists who teach and support in food activities in school. This includes teachers, technicians, teaching assistants / higher level teaching assistants. trainee teachers, special needs support staff and cookery club leaders.

Arrival and coffee 9- 9.30am

AM session: Covering the key basics of teaching KS3 food, plus practical session 1

Working lunch with a focus on Sensory Testing

PM Session: Practical session 2, Ready to use resources.

I have been a Teacher of Food for over 24 years & Head of Dept for 8 or those years and have been involved in many projects both online and face to face offered by the Food Teachers Centre since becoming an Ambassador in 2017.

Taking early retirement, I have successfully supported secondary schools in mentoring food teachers improve their teaching. I have also had short term supply contracts in schools where the department has been left with no food teacher to get the y11 groups through their GCSE. I am also involved in delivering practical food lessons to primary groups. I firmly believe all students should have the experience of high-quality practical food lessons as this is a life skill once learnt will be always used.

I have a great passion and love to share my experience with teachers coming into this exciting area of the National Curriculum. My aim is to support teachers and build their confidence in teaching practical food sessions.

(2015 Public Health England, British Nutrition Foundation and Department for Education).

• Super supportive and helpful I now feel confident to teach students in school
• Excellent practical tips
• A thorough course, which explains how to become more confident preparing and delivering a practical lesson.
• Great course and resources.
• Excellent intro course aimed towards new Food teachers who have no idea what they are doing. Leaving with a whole host of knowledge, skills and resources to apply in the classroom.
• The course was very helpful with clear advice and a great practical element.
• An educational and productive way of spending your weekend!
• Fiona is a passionate teacher and so knowledgeable of food teaching, offering exciting and cross-curricular ideas to hook students on this important subject.