Design Dimension Educational Trust – Foc Food


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The Trust mintained its support of The RSA Focus on Food Coking Bus programme with f awarded to Dsign Dimenion Educ the ‘Focu o


a o e a


Food c nsider that the C oking Bus programme takes food an as regrds in a


s on Food Teachr Fellows o


s e


d health educ novati


“I am writing to expr e


o ess m


sit from the o our sho


t c ol. y


excitem nt and gratitude at having been f rtunate to receive a vi cooking bus t The bu


nothing could prepare parent


importantly the children for the initial imp


ct on fir st tstan ing and ably s


s and resource d


u e


sustain bility and value f r money. The Cooking Buses – artic lated panec high tech state-of kitchens/classroom cook on boar tour the cun


on, breadth of impac, o


-the-art f lly equipped s enabli


ng sixteen in


s itself was amazing – s, staff and mos a


entering the bus. The quality of the fitting were ou


s


supported by high quality teaching and learning. The structur


e used to reach


pupils, staff and parents i , in


highly successful in motivating


a healthy c n


– and hopeful community


e spiring and


enabling and will ensure sustain


bility of developing ooki g at our sch ly our


. This of cour ool


further supported by the commitment to provide u with the ‘cookit’ cooking ki Key howevr to the success of the le


arnin g outcom es


successfully achieved by staff, pupils and parents was the dynamic teac Sian and Rich of the intr


the organi ti


odution t sa on of re


hing skills of ard. Th c


o co


range of recip s offerd was outstanding


the planning of lesson e


. Their ac


demonstrati ns, observ o active and ex


t balance of o


learning. The enthusi stic manner in wh sessi


perimental a


ensured ev ybody went away with a f ss


on was dlivered er


eeling of


succe .” Head Teacher – Cwm Primary School


ich every e


e tual


teaching styles provided an excellen


ati n, e qua lity


sourc s, s, th


e


oking, e


se is s


t.


supporting pertinent health agencies and community groups ou


o try visiting sc tsid


e term time


Cooking Buses in oper Standard


s Ag a


Assembly Government an launch in 199 has mintain


ency, York r 8 the Focu


. There are curently four ation supported by the Food shie Forward, the Welh d the Big Lottery. Since its s on Food Camp


s in term time and r


s aign (FOFC)


individuals who do not have the practic l cooking skills to tak


ed there is little point in exhorting a


their poor dietary behavi r. FOFC has been lobbying hard in this resp take some cr announc


e


Children, Sch Janu


edit apropos the Government’s emet by the Secetary of Sat ool


n


compulsory practical c time ever. Fr


given hands-on cooking lessons in hw to mak cheap health


ary 2008 “Every youn om 2011, ev y dishes fr


technol gy teacher teach c


at there is a sevre sh e Campaign’s worksh The Trust’ r


ooking and maint in ops hv


o t e for


e control of their food lives to modify ou


ect and believ s it should r


s and Families, Ed Balls, on the 22 g person will do n


ooki g lessons f r the first ery 11-14 year o


s with the skills and knowledge to a s theref


ortage of food ore th


at the


demand. All FOFC services are pr charge and funded via sponsorhip.


s


will fund the FOFC’s two m st experiene from January 2008-January 2009. The Fcus on Food teacher’ brief can b During the 12 month sp anticipated th


s


e illustrated as thu: onsorship term it is


s following three measurable outcom - a g .


at the FOFC would deliver the es:


(1) Young people switched onto cooking an healthy ‘self-c tering’. Tar et = mini 5,760 young people


(2) Maximum FO FC trained te ood educatio


directly trai professionas


professionals equipped with the correct pedagogic ski practical f


lls to deliver best prac a


o


ned teacher/health l.


riences,


acher/helth tice


s a


n. Trget = 800 s


(3) Young people genuinely interested in car in the hospitality industry f llowing exposure to exemplary culinary expe


20 eers d mum


s gant, in p rtn rship with a co-ponor o


a e s


cd teachrs o


s , e


ae never been in greater ovided free of


o nd


-old will be e


While FOFC is delighted by the Governmnt’s m ve it believes th o


om simple, fresh ingredients.” e


t hnicons that convert t u


ationl Trut for hip’. Focus on


unding a


s


ation to a nw dimension t


o dividuals to


d per teaching and learning session – hool


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