Blogs

A comment on the Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report from the British Nutrition Foundation.

This topic hub is the first in a series designed to support teachers with themed resources, guidance, and inspiration. This hub focuses on active learning, a pupil-centred approach that encourages students to take an active role in their learning.

Planning for NEA1? Food – a fact of life has everything you need, from food science and sensory evaluation resources to practical investigations and CPD support!

Check out our new recipe support, designed to save time, reduce workload, help practical lessons run smoothly and enhance teaching and learning!

Our top 25 most-downloaded recipes, used over 8,000 times this year, have been updated with new photos, nutrition labels, portion guidance, be ingredient aware section and top tips. Explore how we’ve made your go-to recipes even better for the classroom and beyond.

Advice and tips for practical food lessons with neurodivergent learners

A passionate and influential food educator

Meet Orla Condon, the latest member of the Food - a fact of life team! A teacher of secondary food and science, Orla shares her favourite Food - a fact of life resources.

Snacking is a big part of most children’s and young people’s daily lives. Establishing healthy dietary patterns early on in life will help set children on the journey to eating well for years to come. Helena Gibson-Moore writes about snacking in children and young people and what you can do as a teacher or parent.