Resources to encourage healthy eating and physical activity

  •  School Zone. Curriculum linked healthy teaching resources are available on the School Zone. These include resources for: head teachers, Reception and Year 6 teachers to help them teach their pupils about healthy lifestyles. Includes ideas for whole school activities to encourage eating well and moving more, as well as suggestions for engaging parents. Teachers can subscribe to the School Zone to keep up-to-date with new mental wellbeing and healthy lifestyle materials.

 Resources to encourage healthy eating

  •  NHS Food Scanner app. An app to help pupils explore what is in their food and drink and swap unhealthy foods that are high in saturated fat, sugar and salt, to healthier choices. The app is free to download.

 

 

 

 

  • Let’s Get Cooking: Learning Network. A hub of information about providing healthy children’s food offering15 training courses for schools and caterers related to improving food for children.

 

  • 5 A DAY tips to help families and children get the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day and inform teachers’ lessons, advice and guidance.

 

 

  • Food A Fact Of Life Food - (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.