Education Scotland is working in collaboration with a number of organisations to co-ordinate activities to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink 2015.
You will find all of the currently active competitions on this page. Find out what’s on offer and submit your entry.
School Food Day
School Food Day 2015 is on September 23 and it’s the perfect time to celebrate Scotland’s natural larder.
Get your school involved by making a food pledge. You could:
- Join the 12 noon lunch crunch by encouraging everyone to eat an apple at noon;
- Hold a Scottish food festival;
- Invite parents to school for lunch;
- Run a food tasting challenge and try a Scottish food you’ve never had before.
Scottish Product Competition
Encourage learners to put their entrepreneurial skills to the test by designing a healthy new product that would increase the uptake of school meals.
The product must include at least one Scottish food or drink ingredient and be backed by an innovative advertising campaign.
Schools should submit their entries to foodforthought@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk by 23 September 2015.
Initial ideas should fit on one A4 sheet. These will be shortlisted by a team of judges, with up to 10 schools chosen to participate in a final event on December 4 at Brakes Scottish headquarters at Newhouse, North Lanarkshire.
Pupils participating in the final event will receive a support pack, and costs of transport ot the final venue will be covered.
Scottish School Meal Recipe Competition
This competition aims to promote pupils’ creativity and cooking skills by encouraging them to devise a recipe featuring Scottish produce that could be added to the school meals menu.
Recipes should include a combination of healthy ingredients, including at least one item of Scottish food or drink.
Pupils should research the the main food standards for school meal provision in Scotland, and they are advised to consult school cooks when planning their recipes.
Entries should be sent to foodforthought@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk by 23 September 2015. Winners will be notified by December 4.
Local Provenance Poster Competition
Pupils are being encouraged to think about where our food comes from by creating posters that highlight Scottish produce.
The aim is to boost understanding of local provenance as well as the skills involved in the processing and production of traditional products including milk, potatoes and fish.
Entries should be sent to The Optima, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow, G2 8DU or foodforthought@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk by 23 September 2015. Winners will be notified by December 4.
Posters should be A4 or A3, landscape or portrait, with the entrant’s name, school, class and school telephone number on the back.
