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Food for thought: Does the Food—a fact of life website benefit food and nutrition teaching in the UK?
Author(s) -
White Alex
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1111/nbu.12514
Subject(s) - medical education , perception , foundation (evidence) , medicine , value (mathematics) , value for money , nutrition education , psychology , face (sociological concept) , political science , gerontology , sociology , social science , neuroscience , machine learning , computer science , law , economics , public economics
Food education in school is compulsory in the UK and is an important means for teaching pupils’ basic food skills and about the importance of healthy eating. However, previous research has shown that UK food teachers face challenges due to time and money limitations, and value support to teach about food. Food—a fact of life ( FFL ) is the British Nutrition Foundation's education programme designed to help give teachers this support, with over 2000 resources online. To assess the impact of these resources, a survey was sent to UK teachers to evaluate their perceptions of the effect of using these resources on their teaching practice, classroom management, pupil learning/engagement and overall exam results. Teachers ( n = 501) reported a benefit from using the FFL resources, with most respondents indicating that their use had a positive impact on their teaching practice and the learning of their pupils. This article summarises the main findings from this survey and discusses how they will be used by the British Nutrition Foundation to further improve FFL resources.