The Eatwell Guide –understanding and applying in the classroom

Join Bridget and Claire for a webinar on the UK’s model for healthy eating.  The Eatwell Guide shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet. Bridget and Claire will outline the key messages, suggest useful ways to discuss and apply the model at primary level and highlight resources and support to enhance your teaching and learning.

For a more in-depth look at healthy eating and nutrition (and a focus on teaching materials for secondary aged pupils), join us for another webinar on Wednesday 12 February 2025.

• The Eatwell Guide – how did we get here?
• Food groups and key messages.
• Main nutrients provided and their importance in the diet.
• How the recommendations from the Guide can be applied.
• Links to Food – a fact of life resources, including an interactive activity.
• Suggestions for further reading and sources of information.

• The Eatwell Guide is the UK healthy eating model, which should be used in schools. Therefore, being knowledgeable about the Guide, its groups and key messages is important to ensure consistency of message.
• Opportunity to ask questions of Bridget about the Eatwell Guide.
• Update knowledge to enhance teaching and learning about healthy eating.
• Signposts to free editable resources for use in the classroom will be highlighted.
• Sources of further support and information will be made available.
• A certificate of attendance will be provided – useful as evidence for your professional development and performance management.
• The webinar supports the Food teaching in primary and secondary schools: a framework of knowledge and skills, backed by government, and the Characteristics of teaching food and nutrition education in primary and secondary schools.

UK trainee and practising teachers across all phases, although the information on teaching resources will focus on primary level.