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British Nutrition Foundation launches new professional development programme: Teaching Primary Food and Nutrition
is free for primary schools educating pupils in food and nutrition across the UK.
Whether the participants are new teachers or have prior experience, TPFN aims to build and strengthen their confidence and competence in teaching food and nutrition to their pupils. It will formally support their professional learning around teaching in the classroom and support a whole school approach. While teaching food and nutrition may take-up a relatively small part of the curriculum, it does have some unique management issues and the programme offers support with teaching approaches, for example, managing and teaching practical cooking classes.
The British Nutrition Foundation, with support from the All Saints Educational Trust, has launched Teaching Primary Food and Nutrition (TPFN), a professional development programme for primary teachers, trainees and teaching assistants across the UK.
It is designed to provide teachers and support staff with the necessary knowledge and skills required for teaching high quality food and nutrition lessons, and to inspire them to champion a whole school approach towards food.
A two year Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme, TPFN
Commenting on the launch, Sara Stanner, Science Director, British Nutrition Foundation said, “At the British Nutrition Foundation, we passionately believe that food education is an essential life skill for all. Whether you are a new teacher who is just starting their teaching journey or have been working with pupils for some time now, our Teaching Primary Food and Nutrition programme has something to offer to everyone as learning and refreshing skills should never stop! We are excited to work with the All Saints Educational Trust again and hope this programme will offer support to our hard working primary teachers and TAs, wherever they are in the UK.”
Through this programme, the British Nutrition Foundation aims to train at least 2000 teachers and support their professional development. The first 1500 teachers to register for the programme will receive a free Professional Portfolio - a place for them to gather everything needed to plan, implement and evidence their learning journey!
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Six figure funding awarded by Arts Council England to kickstart creative education across Leeds
Arts Council England (ACE) has awarded the University of Leeds’ Cultural Institute £788,000 to fund its PLAY creative education scheme as part of LEEDS 2023.
A series of ambitious projects for children and young people will be delivered by lead partner LEEDS 2023 as part of its cultural celebrations taking place next year, engaging over than 68,000 participants over the 12 months. The events will fully reflect Leeds’ diverse communities and provide an impetus for a longer-term step-change towards establishing a funded creative education across the city.
Thanks to the funding, PLAY (Participation, Learning & Arts for Youth) will support skills and creative learning through the meaningful engagement of children and young people, as part of LEEDS 2023’s 12 signature projects and its wider education programme. The over-arching education programme is made up of activities for, and planned by, young people that will provide opportunities for every Leeds school to participate. An estimated 905,000 people will be given a chance to volunteer, engage with directly or online, or witness at least one element of the LEEDS 2023 youth-focused programme during the Year of Culture, all supported by the ACE funding.
Signature projects include the opening event on the 7 of January – The Awakening, My LEEDS 2023 a major community-led celebration in each of Leeds’ 33 Wards and a science and art collaboration celebrating Leeds’ famous son and engineering genius John Smeaton. Professor Frank Finlay, Director of the Cultural Institute said: “The University of Leeds aims to play a positive role in society, and making an impact on local and global communities is a vital goal of our strategy. The long-term benefits of such significant ACE funding for youth projects across Leeds is profound. In addition to the young people who get to
experience PLAY as artists, volunteers, event organisers and participants, they will also be the beneficiaries of a better coordinated creative and cultural education, with direct pathways to training and employment. “We know employers are looking for confident, future-ready, global citizens who can be the potential cultural leaders of tomorrow. With one in 18 future jobs predicted to be in the creative sector there are two children in every Leeds classroom whose futures can be brighter thanks to this funding and our longstanding cultural partnership with LEEDS 2023.”
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www.education-today.co.uk December 2022
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