School is not the only place where young people develop knowledge and skills in relation to food. At home they come into contact with food on a regular basis and there are many opportunities for learning.

As this section develops you will be able to find out what can be done to support home learning and make use of ideas, suggestions and guidance to extend the learning that takes place in school.

Resources in this section: 'Bringing Baking to Life'
Parental guidance on learning activities for 7-11 year olds. Supported by G.R. Wright's, independent flour millers since 1867.

 

Hot potatoes
Get a feel for some of the burning issues around food education from these articles:	National Curriculum: Balanced diet or seriously malnourished? Food Fascism: should we be worried?