Schools

How to take part in British Food Fortnight

Schools

See our Teacher Zone section of this website for masses of ideas on taking part, case studies of how schools have participated in previous years and lots of resources. You will find the full series of our Putting the Ooo back into food teaching resources; there are lots of food education activities that fit in with curriculum teaching for all year groups. 

A few fun ideas for your school to take part in British Food Fortnight:

• Link up with a local farmer or producer. Ask them to visit the school or organise an away day visit to the farm so the children can see the farm to plate story.

• Ask your school caterer to produce a British themed school lunch, and produce menu cards detailing where the food has been sourced for children to take home to parents. See our Public Sector pages for examples of schools that have taken part with tremendous success

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• Approach local restaurants to ask whether a chef can come and speak or even give a cooking demonstration in school.

• Make bunting, with flags alternative between Union flags and photos of food grown in the local area.

• Decorate the classrooms and hallways to help people get into the spirit.

• Create a British Food Fortnight school recipe book and sell it to raise school funds.

• Make British Food Fortnight the focus of your assembly.

• If you have outside space, use British Food Fortnight as an opportunity to create a school allotment where pupils can experience growing their own food.

• Encourage children to research the food in their local area with their parents. Set up a local food trail with options for places to visit on the weekend, e.g. pick-your-own centres and farm shops.

Many more ideas on Teacher Zone!