Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating.

Welcome to the Food - a fact of life (FFL) website.

FFL is a comprehensive, progressive education programme which communicates up-to-date, evidence-based, consistent and accurate messages around ‘food’ to all those involved in education. You can keep up to date by signing up for our newsletter (below) or following us on Twitter @Foodafactoflife

New!

Are you looking for ways to include further diversity and inclusion in your Schemes of Work/Learning?  We are running a series of virtual practical workshops around Food skills, recipes and diversity to help.  To find out more and to book, click here. 

We are also developing a range of recipes new to Food - a fact of life that are designed to enable students to develop, acquire and secure practical food skills through using recipes that are suitable and practical for schools and their budgets, promote healthier eating, reflect more global cuisine, and encourage dialogue around culture and inclusivity.  To find out more, click here.