Expressive Health And

Arts Wellbeing
Illustration of food Healthy relationships with food
Photography of food Maintain a healthy weight
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 esign of product packaging, books, Portion size
leaflets Regular physical activity
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 omposition of music for food A
 ccess to opportunities, energy in and
advertising energy out
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 se range of media and technologies S
 ocial wellbeing: eating with friends and
to create food images for publication or peer food influence
art display
Menu planning: practical cooking skills
Graphic design for food publications
Dietary needs
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 se of lighting and sound in theatre arts
technology in creating media around food Resilience
D
 evelop and communicate imaginative R
 ole of media in influencing health
design solutions behaviours
Safe and hygienic practices, safety risks
Sustainability, seasonality, source of food
Legal rights of consumers and agencies

Religious Sciences
And Moral
Components and function of food
Fertilisers and fuel

education Fragile earth food

 nvironmental impact of farming and
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Role of food in celebrations festivals fertilisers
F
 ood preparation guidance in accordance Genetically modified foods
with different religions
Function of vitamins and minerals
Food for deities
Genetic engineering
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 ood rituals: to communicate with God in
blessing and thanks Food chains and webs

Demonstrate faith through religious rites Energy changes in chemical reactions

R
 eligions which require particular Diseases caused by germs or cooking
food rules include: Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, E
 xpress opinions and make decisions
Muslim, Buddhist, Rastafarian, Janists on social, moral, ethical, economic and
and Christianity environmental issues
Charity work e.g. Marys Meals

Languages Mathematics
Following recipes and instructions accurately W
 eighing and measuring volume in
Describing tasting experiences recipes, cooking for large numbers

Listening to instructions Food miles

Reading menus in any language Working out energy content of food

Food labelling Estimation and rounding in recipes

Food in literature F
 ractions, decimal fractions and
percentages - for costing or portion sizing
Food diaries
M
 oney management: budgeting in the
Menu planning and shopping lists home or workplace
Media literacy T
 iming skills: cooking, preparation and
Environmental print planning of meals
Decoding Dividing a bill
Advertising Measurement: presentation of food
Gaelic culture: recipes and food vocabulary D
 ata and analysis in food production
and logistics
W
 riting for: magazines, newspapers, films,
radio and TV Ratio and proportion
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 nline media: including blogs, social Interpret numerical information:
networking, web pages, catalogues assess risk and problem solving
and directories

Social Studies Technologies

H
 istorical events: potato famine, Practical cooking skills
rationing, Holocaust, slavery D
 esign of cooking tools, kitchens, eating
Ethics regarding aid packages spaces
Availability, distribution of food for all Design of packaging
Global famine R
 ole and impact of technologies in
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 and procurement: use or overuse, changing and influencing society
environmental changes Renewable and sustainable energy
O
 besity endemic: society changing, E
 thical issues arising from technological
effect on health care systems developments
F
 arming: growing, crop rotation, Health and safety legislation
subsistence farming, commercial farming, Design challenges with a food focus
growing crops, rearing animals, industry,
recycling, food waste D
 evelop a creative food idea which
could be realised using computer-aided
F
 ood security: local food policy and manufacture
global food policy
D
 esign of multimedia games
involving food

further: www.educationscotland.gov.uk/foodidl learningteachingandassessment/approaches/
online to print off and add your own ideas and develop learning: www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
The Food for Thought poster and flyer are available Curriculum for Excellence through outdoor
HealthandWellbeing@educationscotland.gov.uk
A1-sized Food for Thought poster please email:
To request printed copies of this leaflet or the
Local Farms
supermarkets
Local independent/local food retailers/producers/
www.chp.scot.nhs.uk/index.php/chps/chp-map
Community Health and Care Partnerships find yours:
Community Dietician
Local Colleges
Local Food Co-ops community support
for staff or pupils
Local Chefs may be willing to visit, support activities
Environmental Health Department
or staff
standards, healthy eating sessions for pupils, parents
School Catering Service advice on meeting nutrition
cluster CPD on practical food skills
Home Economics Teachers advice, guidance and
Education Scotland
Local support
exploring food and drink through curriculum for excellence
Food and Health Alliance: www.fhascot.org.uk/Home
www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk
Community Food and Health (Scotland):
org.uk
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency: www.sepa.
your_curriculum_outside_in_tcm4-656470.pdf
www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/building_
Building your Curriculum Outside and In:
outdoorlearning/about/cfethroughoutdoorlearning.asp
Outdoor Learning
Red Tractor: redtractor.org.uk
Seafood Scotland: seafoodscotland.org
Royal Highland Agricultural Trust: www.rhet.org.uk
The Soil Association: www.soilassociation.org
Food and Farming
coop/index.html
Co-operative Education Trust Scotland: www.cets.
Zero Waste Scotland: www.zerowastescotland.org.uk
Ecoschools: www.ecoschoolsscotland.org
Food and Sustainability
www.globalgardens.org.uk
Schools Global Gardens Network:
Scottish Natural Heritage: www.gardenforlife.org.uk
Growing Schools: www.growingschools.org.uk
Grow Your Own
foodindustry/schoolfood
Food in the classroom: www.food.gov.uk/
FSA/BacteriaBiteBusiness
Food Safety: www.flyonthewall.com/FlyBroadcast/
BBC Good Food: www.bbc.co.uk/food
index.aspx
Food A Fact of Life: www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/
www.focusonfood.org/cookingbuses.html

thought
Focus on Food Healthier Cooking Bus:
sfdf/home.aspx
Practical Cooking Skills
Scottish Food and Drink Federation: www.sfdf.org.uk/
uk/comparative-health/profiles/2010-chp-profiles
Health Statistics for your authority: www.scotpho.org. www.healthscotland.com/documents/4143.aspx

Food for
Scot-PHO Public Health Information for Scotland NHS Health Scotland Healthy Weight for Children:
gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Food-Industry eating/Pages/Healthyeating.aspx
Food and Drink Scottish Government: www.scotland. NHS Health Scotland: www.nhs.uk/Livewell/healthy-
Doc/277346/0083283.pdf The Diary Council: www.milk.co.uk
Drink Policy: www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/ British Nutrition Foundation: www.nutrition.org.uk
Recipe for Success Scotlands National Food and British Heart Foundation: www.bhf.org.uk
Doc/238187/0065394.pdf scotland
food in schools: www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/ Food Standards Agency Scotland: www.food.gov.uk/
(Scotland) Regulations 2008 National guidance on
Health and Nutrition Information
Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools
Healthy Eating in Schools A guide to implementing the
Education Scotland: www.educationscotland.gov.uk
Websites
National support Information and resources
This resource aims to support learning Developing Food for Thought
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provide opportunities for progression in skills Financial Education
and understanding in a range of contexts and Provide appropriate
Skills for Learning, Life and Work
advice and guidance
to make connections between different areas on and suitable Promoting Positive Behaviour
qualifications in
the food and drink
of learning. There are good examples industry as an
Outdoor Learning
attractive career path.
of interdisciplinary learning available School Gardens
based on strong subject themes, as well More Choices More Chances /
as project-based approaches. 16 + Opportunities for all
Recognise the Community Learning Development
achievements of
learners in related areas.
Canteen as classrooms linking
food provision and learning
Interdisciplinary learning based upon
groupings of experiences and outcomes Staff Health and Wellbeing
from within and across curriculum areas, can inary learning: Working alongside
provide relevant, challenging and enjoyable Effective interdiscipl
individual one-off learners to create Breakfast Clubs and After
learning experiences and stimulating contexts can take the form of exciting and challenging
to meet the varied needs of learners. projects or longer co
urses of study learning experiences School Clubs
within the curriculum
ear purposes
is planned around cl and contexts for
The curriculum should include space for Extra-curricular events
learning.
learning beyond subject boundaries, so that
nces and outcomes
learners can make connections between is based upon experie Career Opportunities
different areas of learning. The presence of curriculum areas
drawn from different
food and health within the curriculum provides or subjects within
them
students with the knowledge and skills to
make healthy food choices and help establish
lifelong healthy eating habits.
Revisiting a concept or skill from different
Using the Food for Thought Poster
Food for thought
exploring food and drink through
curriculu m for excellence
ensures progression in
perspectives deepens understanding, and skills and in
can also make the curriculum more coherent
knowledge and understand
ing Your school will have received copies of an A1 sized
and meaningful. can provide opportunities
for mixed-
stage learning which is
Food for Thought poster. It is available online as an A3
interest-based.
Interdisciplinary learning provides many PDF at www.educationscotland.gov.uk/foodidl and
opportunities to work in an outdoor context
and make the best use of the natural and provides a snapshot of ideas around learning about
Curriculum areas
and subjects

learning
Interdisciplinary
the built environment, as well as enabling food. It is not intended to be definitive, the poster aims Opportunities
for personal This poster is available online as
an A3 PDF at www.educationscotland.gov
.uk/foodidl

of the school
achievement it provides a snapshot of ideas around

Ethos and life

learning about food. It is not intended
the poster aims to stimulate practitioners to be definitive,
and learners to think about food
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and support enriched learning experiences to stimulate practitioners and learners to think about
and opportunities for young peoples wider food across the curriculum and beyond...
involvement in society and the wider community.