{"id":2225,"date":"2017-01-31T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2017-01-31T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T14:41:26","slug":"education-scotland-food-health-update-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2017\/01\/31\/education-scotland-food-health-update-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Scotland  &#8211; Food &amp; Health update January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 &#8211;<span style=\"color: #00ccff\"> Education Scotland Food &amp; Health support on the NIH<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong>Our Food &amp; Health resources and support have moved to the National Improvement Hub.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/improvement\/hwb8foodeducationpartners\">Who can help food education in Scotland?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/improvement\/hwb17-better-eating-better-learning\">Better Eating Better Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/improvement\/hwb22-learning-for-sustainability-using-food-as-a-context\">Learning for Sustainability using food as a context<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/improvement\/Pages\/sci37-stem-central.aspx\">STEM Central\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><strong>2 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">Scottish Education Awards 2017<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; <\/strong><\/b>Celebrate the hard work and success which takes place in Scottish education. Nominate your school or staff member <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottisheducationawards.co.uk\/index.html\">here<\/a> by Wednesday 15<sup>th<\/sup> February 2017<\/p>\n<p><b><strong>3 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">ASSIST FM Better Eating, Better Learning Award 2017<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong><\/b>Following on from the success of Busby Primary School and Stirling High School receiving the inaugural Better Eating, Better Learning Awards, applications are now open for schools to demonstrate creative and innovative practice in implementing Better Eating, Better Learning. Schools can apply using this link. (enter link here) Entries are open until the end of February.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong>4 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #00ccff\">International School Meals Day Thursday 9<sup>th<\/sup> March 2017<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong><\/b>Emphasise the connection between healthy eating, education and better learning. This year\u2019s theme is \u2018Food Culture and Heritage\u2019<b><strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalschoolmealsday.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.internationalschoolmealsday.com\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>5 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Food &amp; Drink Federation Scotland (FDFS)<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong><\/b>FDFS Scotland have created a new resource to help Scottish teachers and pupils understand food labels.\u00a0 <strong>The resource is available <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fdfscotland.org.uk\/sfdf\/schools_programme\/resources\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0066cc\">here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>6 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #339966\">FDFS \/ College Development Network<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong><\/b>Improving Food &amp; Drink Career Pathways SRUC Aberdeen Wednesday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> March 2017 1pm \u2013 6pm For more information and to sign up, <a href=\"http:\/\/events.collegedevelopmentnetwork.ac.uk\/events\/show\/5989\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>7 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #333399\">BNF Healthy Eating Week 12<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 16<sup>th<\/sup> June 2017<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong><\/b>To register for BNF Healthy Eating Week and receive lots of <strong>free<\/strong> resources and support for your school, <a href=\"http:\/\/foodafactoflife.org.uk\/section.aspx?siteId=20&amp;sectionId=114\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>8 &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"> BBC Food Awards closing date for entries Sunday 29<sup>th<\/sup> January 2017<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong><\/b>Celebrate the unsung heroes of food in your school. Details of how to nominate can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/2CnpRdnkyQ2cVpVV7G2KR3R\/bbc-food-farming-awards-the-categories-for-2017\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>9 &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"> RHS<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk\/home\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc\">Receive your free welcome pack<\/span><\/a> Join the Campaign and receive support to develop a sustainable garden for young people\u2019s learning, health and wellbeing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk\/school-gardening-awards\">School Gardening Awards<\/a> Progress with your students through 5 levels of gardening challenges designed to develop skills &amp; encourage a healthy relationship with gardening.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk\/Training-courses-and-events\">Training courses &amp; events<\/a> Find and book school gardening training courses or events in your area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><strong>10 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #993300\">Young Pea Chef of the Year (primary &amp; BGE)<\/span> &#8211; <\/strong><\/b>Win \u00a3500 of cookery equipment for your school. Enter your best pea recipe by 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April 2017. Details on how to enter can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngpeachef.co.uk\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>11 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">REHIS <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 Where to find Elementary Food Hygiene Courses in Scotland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rehis.com\/community-training\/courses\/course\/elementary-food-hygiene\">http:\/\/www.rehis.com\/community-training\/courses\/course\/elementary-food-hygiene<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Questions or queries about food education? <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Please contact <\/u><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:lorna.aitken@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk\">lorna.aitken@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Got food news to share? <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Share you pics and stories on Twitter @EducationScot<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>#FoodEdFriday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer\u00a0 1 &#8211; Education Scotland Food &amp; Health support on the NIH &#8211; Our Food &amp; Health resources and support have moved to the National Improvement Hub. 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