Herefordshire Healthy Schools

Useful Websites

5 a day - www.5aday.nhs.uk/topTips/default.html
Why eat 5 a day? All the answers are here with some top tips, what counts, recipes, fun and games and more!

Active Kids - www.ak08.co.uk
Sainsbury's Active Kids scheme - aimed at promoting active kids and hopefully healthier, fitter adults. Website includes fun games etc. Beware of the 'bad' food message though - no food is bad there are just foods that you should eat more of and some you should eat less of!!

Additives advice - Food Standards Agency - www.food.gov.uk/news.../additivesboard
Advice and guidance, info for parents etc on the latest research into food additives and their effects on the behaviour of children.

Allergies in school - www.allergyinschools.org.uk/
Part of the Anaphylaxis Campaign website to raise awareness for those at risk of severe allergic reactions, this website contains useful guidance for schools and caterers on managing a pupil with food allergy.

BBC Gardening pages - www.bbc.co.uk/garden...g_with_children
Lots of ideas for indoor and outdoor activities that could be modified for use in schools.

British Nutrition Foundation - www.nutrition.org.uk
Website for the British Nutrition Foundation containing a wealth of information.

British Nutrition Foundation Education News - www.nutrition.org.uk/ednews
Paper newsletter.

British Nutrition Foundation Education News - www.nutrition.org.uk/updateme.htm
Email update (monthly).

Caroline Walker Trust - www.cwt.org.uk
One of the major sources of information on the importance of healthy eating for children, menus, lunches and relevant publications.

Eat in colour - www.eatincolour.com/
Fabulous website with a whole new angle!

Eat well - Government website - www.eatwell.gov.uk/a...n/lunchboxsect/
Healthy lunch box ideas for all ages from the Food Standards Agency.

Farming and Countryside Education - www.face-online.org.uk/
Lots of useful information and resources.

Fit Food Five - www.music-for-schools-uk.co.uk/page3.html
'Music for Schools' has had great success with a new cross-curricular resource for Key Stages 2 and 3. 'Fit Food Five' is designed to promote healthy eating in schools through music and drama.
'Fit Food Five' is a 61-page photocopiable booklet with:
- CD (with full and backing-track versions of each song)
- Lyrics Sheets (large-print, OHP-ready)
- Sheet Music (for keyboard and/or guitar)
- 'Mini-scripts' (for classroom role-play and/or assemblies)
- Question & Activity sheets (for classroom work around each topic).
- Ideal for class assemblies & performances.

Food - a fact of life - www.foodafactoflife.org.uk
This website will provide you with up-to-date, accurate and consistent information about healthier eating. This site also includes downloadable resources and lesson plans for 5 - 11 year olds, videos, recipes and podcasts. New food and farming section coming soon.
See also <b>Primary Food</b>

Food and physical activity - www.wmpho.org.uk/paf
Practical help and advice on food and physical activity in schools - the school fruit and veg scheme newsletter will also be available through this site". It's the West Midlands Public Health Observatory.

Food in Schools - foodinschools.datacenta.uk.net/
Unfortunately the nutritional guidelines are out of date on this website, however, the Food in Schools Toolkit does provide inspiration, advice and materials to support you in promoting and implementing a whole school approach to healthier eating and drinking.

Food Standards Agency - www.eatwell.gov.uk
Eat Well, be well - Good information for healthy eating principles for all ages including studying for exams.

Food Standards Agency - www.food.gov.uk/heal...smartplaysmart/
Eat Smart, Play Smart - Food Standards Agency information on healthy eating and teaching resource for 5-7 year olds.

Food Standards Agency - www.food.gov.uk
Food Standards Agency - Information on fat, salt and sugar - what is too much or too little. Search for school lunchboxes survey. Information for older students about safer food, food hygiene, latest news and controversial issues.

Foodlink - www.foodlink.org.uk/
Complete guide to food safety. Free resources to promote food safety and interactive games.

Garden organic - www.gardenorganic.or...organic_network
Packed with valuable information on every aspect of school gardening. Areas include activities for each term; free downloadable factsheets; links to national curriculum; games and activities for rainy days, and reports from schools. Membership of the network entitles you to share tips and information with other schools and take part in plant trials.

Get Real - www.getreal.uk.com/
Find out what's in what we eat - exposing fast food!

Great Grub Club - www.greatgrubclub.com
Great website for KS1. World Cancer Research Fund's excellent resource aimed at 4-7 yr olds, recently relaunched.

Growing Grub - www.growinggrub.co.uk
The website provides a comprehensive guide to growing four different vegetables with a class of children during the summer term. The site gives staff practical information, comprehensive lesson plans, learning resources and fun activities for pupils.

Growing Schools - Teachernet - www.teachernet.gov.uk/growingschools
This site is designed to support teachers in using the outdoor classroom as a resource across the curriculum for pupils of all ages. Information includes funding sources, published research, training, resource materials, places to visit, news and events. It also provides case studies on outdoor learning and school grounds development. The site has been designed so teachers can search by subject and key stage and will soon feature a schools network offering teachers the opportunity to tap into local community expertise and knowledge.

Health Education Trust - www.healthedtrust.com
Looks at whole school food policies, Nutrition Action Groups and healthy vending.

Heart of England Fine Foods - www.heff.co.uk/
Representing local producers, an accessible way of sourcing local food. Environmental issues regarding transportation are also addressed.

Kids Direct - kids.direct.gov.uk/
Lesson plans, games and animations, instructions and factfiles on Behaviour and Community, Environment, Health and Democracy. Has downloadable lesson plans, extensions and worksheets. Also has interactive kids sections!

National Governors' Council - www.ngc.org.uk
Look in policies - National Governors' Council - 'Food Policy in Schools' pdf document.

National Healthy Schools website - www.healthyschools.gov.uk
The National website for Healthy Schools. Online audit, excellent resources and links.

NHS Direct - Healthzone - www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk...?zoneId=35#main
Part of the NHS Direct site with information on children's health, contraception, pregnancy and childbirth and travel health.

Nutrition Toolkit - www.birdseye.co.uk/e...fessionals.aspx
This is actually the Birds Eye website but our local Community Dietitian has brought it to our attention. It is for use by health professionals but she thought it could also be useful to teachers. The nutritional information is correct and supports Healthy Schools and the new food standards. Email orders@nutritiontoolkit.co.uk for a free copy or visit the website to download useful leaflets.

Over Farm Market - www.over-farm-market.com
Excellent place for a visit following food from the field to the plate!

Phunky Foods - www.phunkyfoods.co.uk/
Programme offering healthy eating and physical activity resources. Healthy Schools offered this to schools free for first year and training in 2006 and again for 2007. For more information contact the team.

Primary Food - www.foodafactoflife.org.uk
Educational Resources from around the world.

QCA National Curriculum - curriculum.qca.org.uk/
'The curriculum should be treasured. There should be real pride in our curriculum: the learning that the nation has decided to set before its young. Teachers, parents, employers, the media and the public should all see the curriculum as something to embrace, support and celebrate. Most of all, young people should relish the opportunity for discovery and achievement that the curriculum offers.'

Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum, QCA

Royal Horticultural Society - www.rhs.org.uk/learn...on/children.asp
A very useful site with free advisory leaflets and a membership scheme for schools. CPD courses also available.

School Feast! - www.schoolfeast.co.uk/Home
Opportunites for staff training and support on all areas of school food. The School FEAST Network will provide you with information about the School FEAST Network. In each of the sections you will learn more about who is a member of the Network, what they can offer to the school food workforce and their employers, and why the Network has been established.

School Feast! - www.schoolfeast.co.uk/Home
Opportunites for staff training and support on all areas of school food. The School FEAST Network will provide you with information about the School FEAST Network. In each of the sections you will learn more about who is a member of the Network, what they can offer to the school food workforce and their employers, and why the Network has been established.

School Food Trust - www.schoolfoodtrust....p?ContentId=538
Myths about the new guidelines - very useful summary of do's and don'ts of the new standards for food in school.

School Food Trust - www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk
LATEST INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL FOOD. The School Food Trust was established by the Department for Education and Skills in September 2005. Its remit is to transform school food and food skills, promote the education and health of children and young people and improve the quality of food in schools.

School Food Trust - Million meals - millionmeals.schoolf...g.uk/ten-plates
Brilliant part of the School Food Trust website with practical solutions and suggestions on implementing any aspect of the new School Food Standards.

School Milk Project - www.schoolmilk.co.uk
How to set up and run your own school milk project. Lots of FAQs, resources and tips.

Shopping Planner - www.shoppingplanner.co.uk/
Excellent website, plan your menus from a large selection of recipes and it will generate a shopping list!

Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming - www.sustain.org
The website promoting sustainable farming, food production and latest news and topics.

Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming - Grab 5 - www.sustainweb.org/grab5_index.asp
Grab 5 - Contains a wealth of curriculum materials and ideas to increase fruit and veg consumption and promote healthier eating.

Teachernet - www.teachernet.gov.uk
The healthy living section of 'whole school issues' contains useful information about raising the profile of food in schools.

Teens Weight Wise - www.teenweightwise.com/
British Dietetic Association website with great info for teens. Includes recipes, keeping active, nutrition information and lots more.

Whole School Meals - www.wholeschoolmeals.co.uk/index.html
Newly launched "Schools Company" in East Kent serving school dinners to 21 primary and secondary schools. Serving delicious meals, prepared in school kitchens, using fresh ingredients with an emphasis on local produce.