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posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer, Schools and Learning

About our work with schools

Bringing Scotland’s schools and food and drink manufacturers together.

Through our schools work – A Future in Food – we help teachers, pupils and parents better understand the food and drink industry in Scotland, highlight the wide variety of careers on offer and the routes to access them.

As part of this work we create and support long-term partnerships between schools and food and drink companies that support A Curriculum for Excellence. Pupils not only gain a better understanding of where their food comes from and how it is produced but also gain practical skills via real life experiences and active engagement with industry.

For schools that are looking for support for a specific event or activity we have 300 food and drink ambassadors from across the food chain that can help at career events, host site visits or run classroom workshops. If you work in food and drink and would like encourage young people to consider food and drink as a career, sign up as a food and drink ambassador.

We have also developed a range of resources both for teachers to use in the classroom and for industry to use when working with schools. This includes:

• Understanding and using food labels which helps teachers and pupils understand how to read food labels and make informed and educated food choices.
• Featured Case Studies These highlight examples of schools and industry working together to bring the curriculum to life using food as a context for learning.
• Food science videos six food science vide that will help to bring lessons to life. These include Emulsions; Enzymic Browning; Maillard Reaction; Oxidative Rancidity and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

For more information, contact Moira Stalker at schools@sfdf.org.uk

posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer, Schools and Learning

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posted by Amy Hall Gibson, YMI Coordinator, Schools & Learning

Youth Music Initiative 2017

What a year! We have had over 14 different music projects happening in all primary schools and in 2 secondary schools throughout the year.

We are proud of all the projects we have had been able to deliver with thanks to Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative fund allowing ALL young people to access quality music making experiences.

THANKS!

Thank you to all the partnerships we have with the very talented companies and musicians who have helped us to make this programme the success is.

Thank you to all the teaching and support staff who have supported and encouraged the projects – you are key to making it all happen.

Huge thank you to the young people of Angus for taking part in the opportunities and accepting music with open arms.  Bring on 2017 – 18!!! 

Let music belong to everyone!

Zoltan Kodaly