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Upcoming Dates for your diary
LIVE EVENTS in our on-line training rooms:
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NEA TOGETHER MEETINGS included in your £20 donation is a full year of meetings, plus all the learning units.
BE A FISH HERO – FREE
GCSE BOOST for lower abilities
360° FOOD (KS3)
BTEC HOME COOKING SKILLS
LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS and SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP – FREE Save the date 18th November 4.30-6pm
Free workshop with a set of great FREE resources to teach sustainability for GCSE and Hospitality and Catering courses. Booking link will be circulated shortly. Also recorded for catch up.
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Talk to the TEAM and colleagues to get help
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ON-LINE informal chat session in Facebook ROOMS
Do check the Facebook group Rooms section for current list and times, but this includes
Need one to one help?
And don’t forget that we have a brilliant Mentoring programme with over 80 expert teachers ready to help you. Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask.
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Do you feel your results are affected by class sizes and lack of budget?
Please take a few minutes to answer our research questions
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Each year we ask teachers to complete a short survey. Over years we are comparing results and look for trends, for example – Do the best results come from schools that pay attention to class size, give adequate teaching time, and allow staff to attend training? We intend to use the results to help EVERYONE gain better provision for teaching.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY
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TOP TIPS for using visualisers in Food lessons
by Suzanne Gray
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There has been much chat on the Facebook group recently about Visualisers. They are not the answer to every problem (nothing is!) but, if used effectively, they can be a helpful tool to maximise students learning, particularly with remote teaching.
We won’t be making recommendations as each circumstance is different, but the more expensive visualizers offer better features – choice of WiFi or wired, zoom and better image quality. An affordable way of getting visualizer results can be achieved using the video on your mobile device and some home-made apparatus to hold it in place. Link
Mobile devices can be used as a portable visualiser. For Android download (free) IP webcam to link to your interactive white board. No need to get student work to the front to show on a visualizer, simply wander around the class, and point your mobile device.
TOP TIPS
“Replacing written marking with immediate verbal feedback means I haven’t taken a set of books home in 18 months. Here, a piece of work is placed under visualiser, live marked and improvements suggested by the class. They improve theirs having been made to think – the vital step.” (Anonymous)
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Getting the most out of the Resource Bank
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Hi. I’m Suzanne Gray, the volunteer Associate of the Food Teachers Centre who oversees the RESOURCE BANK.
This is a facility which allows you to access files that have been uploaded to Facebook via Dropbox in case your school blocks Facebook. These are categorised and saved with easily searchable filenames. When you register you can only view and download rather than edit, to prevent anything being deleted or damaged.
If you have materials to share please upload the Facebook, I will pick it up weekly and then upload to the Resource Bank. If you have any issues with sharing in this way contact Suzanne
Recently added sections include a Home Study section which includes work for all year groups as well as advice on setting up home learning and useful “how to” files for using online tools.
A new addition which I am currently building is the packs for teaching in “School Bubbles”. This includes information on how to implement C19 advice into your classroom, risk assessment examples, and ideas and resources to support Autumn Term 2020 teaching.
Register here You have to be a member of the Food Teachers Centre to share resources.
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Current competitions highlights
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Tunnock’s Teacake Challenge 2021 Coming Soon!
The Tunnock’s Teacake Challenge has been hugely successful in the last two years, and we are pleased to announce that Tunnock’s are once again going to sponsor for the 2021 Challenge. We are finalising details, so keep an eye on announcements!
It is possible to order books featuring the entries and winners for £8 plus p&p.
![]() Inspiring Culinary Generations 2020-21
Entries close 30th October 2020
Online and postal entries are open and can be submitted individually or via schools and colleges. For more information
Springboard Futurechef changes the structure of its competition
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Are you teaching KS3 for the first time?
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We have two new training programmes aimed at those teaching for the first time or reviewing their KS3 curriculum. We have even taken into account having to cope with different circumstances.
360⁰ FOOD Training Room addresses best practice in Key Stage 3, 11 – 14 years food education including:
A one-stop shop for leading teachers of food, teachers in charge of KS3, part-time food teachers, and those new to teaching food. more info
SATURDAY Cookalong is a series of live on-line skills development sessions.
The sessions are aimed at giving specific guidance and support so that you can deliver high quality KS3 practical lessons – even if you are a nervous non specialist. More info is here.
Experienced teachers showing you how to prepare, cook and present a series of recipes with top tips for classroom teaching.
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HALF PRICE TRAINING ENDS SOON!
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