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This is an extended
list of websites intended for use by teachers.
Many of the following
websites have resources suitable for Key Stage 3 pupils. Others
contain information that teachers may find useful.
Click on the links
or on the logos to open the websites in new windows.
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on Additives Some commonly used food additives can cause
hyperactivity in children. These additives have not been banned.
This website lists lots of foods containing the additives, and lets
you add new foods, drinks and medicines if they contain the additives.
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This is a list of current food additives and their E numbers,
published online by the Food Standards Agency. |
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Anaphylaxis
Campaign
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction, commonly linked to
consumption of peanuts and other nuts. Triggers of anaphylaxis
also include other foods, insect stings, latex (rubber) and drugs.
Find out what the symptons are and what you can do about it.
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Advertising
Standards Authority (ASA)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the body that aims
to keep advertising 'legal, decent, honest and truthful'. The ASA
can take action against print and broadcast advertisements, direct
marketing, sales promotions and advertorial content (paid-for advertisements
that appear to be impartial, but which mimic editorial content).
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Baby
Milk Action
It is estimated that 1.5 million babies die around the world every
year because they are not fed on natural breast milk. In countries
where water is not safe to drink, a bottle-fed child is up to 25
times more likely to die as a result of diarrhoea than a child fed
on breast milk. Baby Milk Action is campaigning to save lives and
to end the suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding.
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Becta
Iimproving learning through the use of technology.
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Bite
Back
Did you know that sharks are now a threatened species? Bite-Back
is the UK's only organisation dedicated to the protection of sharks
by reducing demand for its meat and fins. Excellent website which
also includes information on other threatened fish stocks. |
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Bitesize
Revision
This BBC website is designed to help with revision on key topics,
covering a wide range of subjects studied at GCSE level. |
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British
Dietetic Association
The British Dietetic Association is the professional association
for dietitians. The website includes useful fact
sheets and good nutritional
advice but there is no specific section for school students.
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British
Heart Foundation (YHeart project)
Great advice
on how to look good, feel healthy and eat well.
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British
Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation plays a leading role in the fight against
heart disease. The website contains a useful section for teachers
of secondary students aged 11-16, providing curriculum-linked lesson
plans and downloadable presentations. |
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British
Nutrition Foundation
The British Nutrition Foundation is largely funded by multinational
food companies such as Nestlé, Unilever, Coca-Cola and McDonald's.
This website has
some good educational resources, but you'll have to look hard to
find any criticism of junk food or soft drinks.
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Calorie
Expenditure Calculator
Want to know how many Calories you can burn up in 30 minutes? This
online calculator will give you an idea of how many Calories you
use when doing different activities. |
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CASH
(Consensus Action on Salt and Health)
You may not realise it, but every day you probably consume 50 per
cent (50%) more salt than the maximum recommended level for an adult.
This could have a serious affect on your health. CASH is a group
of medical specialists who are helping us cut back on how much salt
we eat.
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Chew
on this Do you know what you’re REALLY eating when
you tuck into your juicy burger and crisp fries? Who
makes it? What’s in it? What happens when you eat it?
Find out how fast food
is transforming not only our diets but also our world in Eric
Schlosser’s sensational new book.
Site includes teachers'
notes and worksheets.
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first for health the interactive guide to life and
health for children and young people. Expert health advice in a
child and teenager friendly format. No educational resources for
teachers, but a useful website for students to visit. |
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Comic
Company
The Comic Company uses humour, colourful design and illustration
to good effect. They have some excellent resources on healthy
eating designed for schools.
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Compassion
in World Farming
(CIWF)
Much of the meat eaten in the UK is the product of factory farming
(the large-scale, industrialised, intensive rearing of livestock
and poultry). CIWF campaigns for the abolition of factory farming
and to improve welfare standards for farm animals. The CIWF Trust
produces a range of educational resources, including videos, teaching
activities and packs, information booklets, web-based software
and more.
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Consumer
Line
A resource for consumer advice in Northern Ireland with useful lesson
plans, links and other resources. |
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Curriculum
Online
Multimedia resources to support teaching and learning that your
school can buy with its eLCs (electronic learning credits). and
other funds. All resources support the curriculum taught in schools
in England from Foundation to KS4. |
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Eating
Disorders Association
The Eating Disorders Association provides information and help on
all aspects of eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia
Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders. |
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Eatwell
- Food advice for teenagers
Do dairy foods really make you fat? Can fast food still be healthy?
Can what you eat help your skin? Find out the answers to these questions
and how you can look and feel your best by keeping fit.
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Ethical
Consumer
Ethical Consumer looks at the social and environmental records
of the companies behind the brand names and products. Downloadable
guides reveal the truth behind the brand and could make a
good resource for teachers. Ethical
Consumer has also published a good PDF article on the sponsorship
of educational materials called Catch
‘em young.
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Fairtrade
Foundation
Many everyday foods, such as coffee, chocolate and bananas, are
grown by small-scale farmers in poor countries. The Fairtrade
Foundation was set up to ensure that poor producers in developing
countries receive a fair price for their produce, and that workers
receive fair wages and decent working conditions. Free downloadable
resources for secondary school education.
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Farming
and Countryside Online
Useful educational materials about food and farming and advice on
organising farm visits. Some materials do gloss over the realities
of intensive food production, so you may like to visit the Compassion
in World Farming website to see what also goes on down at the
farm. |
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Farms
for Teachers
Most farmers in Britain recognise the importance of educating the
public about the whole farming process. Many now offer opportunities
for school visits. The aim of this site is to make it easier for
teachers to arrange educational visits to farm and horticultural
units.
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Federation
of City Farms and Community Gardens
The FCFCG database holds details of over 1,000 community gardening
and farming groups around the UK, many of which can be visited by
schools. |
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Feed
me Better
Jamie Oliver's campaign to ban the junk and get fresh, tasty and
nutritious food back on school menus.
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Fish
& Kids
Fish & Kids
is a project of the Marine Stewardship Council, designed to encourage
schools and restaurants to find out more about sustainable seafood.
Children can learn about marine environmental issues and sustainable
fishing with fun activities in the classroom and on the website.On
the teachers' page there is a downloadable pack of teachers' notes,
activities, homework ideas, worksheets and simple lesson plans.
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Five
a Day (National Health Service - NHS)
Fruit and veg doesn't have to be dull. It comes ready packed,
in handy sizes and there's an absolutely huge variety of flavours
to try out. Explore this site to discover how you can make giant
steps to eating well and feeling good.
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Five
a Day (Department of Health)
Eating five portions
of fruit or vegetables each day can help reduce the risk of some
cancers, heart disease and many other long-term health conditions.
Find out more on this government site run by the Department of Health.
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The
Food Commission
This is the parent site of the writers and designers who produce
the ChewOnThis website. Despite the big name, the Food
Commission is a small, independent team of researchers, journalists
and nutritionists. The website contains lots of useful articles.
The Food Commission also publishes a great quarterly magazine
called The Food Magazine.
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Food
Fitness
This website is produced by the Food and Drink Federation, a trade
body that represents the UK food and drink manufacturing industry.
As such, the site emphasises the importance of the individual taking
action to improve their health, and avoids criticism of unhealthy
foods and sugary drinks.
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Food
in Schools
The Food in Schools (FiS) programme is a joint venture between the
government's Department of Health (DoH) and the Department for Education
and Skills (DfES). A whole range of nutrition-related activities
and projects are being developed as part of the programme, to complement
and add value to existing healthier food initiatives in schools.
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Foodlink
- Your complete guide to food safety
Recommended educational website. Keeping healthy is much easier
if you know about personal and kitchen hygiene and learn how to
store, handle and prepare food safely.
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Foodfuture
This website looks at the use of genetic modification in food
and farming. The website was produced by The Food and Drink Federation,
which is an organisation that represents the UK food and drink
manufacturing industry.
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Food
Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is a government agency set up to
protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to
food. This is a large, technical website, but if you're looking
for detailed information about food and nutrition, it is a very
good place to start.
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Friends
of the Earth (FoE)
Friends of the Earth is one of the UK's leading environmental campaign
groups. They have a Real Food Campaign which has taken a stance
against genetically modified crops and intensive farming. Their
Educators section aims to provide you with the information,
resources and activities to help you deliver top quality environmental
education. |
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Grow
your own grub
Website providing help and advice for schools who want to run an
outdoor food-growing project with links to healthy eating and healthy
cooking. |
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Growing
Schools
This website has been designed to support teachers in using the
'outdoor classroom' as a resource across the curriculum for pupils
of all ages.
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Organic
Gardens for Schools
Information and posters on organic gardening and ideas, facts &
figures to help your school set up its own recycling and composting
system. An excellent site, published by HDRA, the national charity
for organic growing. |
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Health
Education Trust
The Health Education Trust is a UK registered charity, formed to
promote the development of health education for young people in
the UK. Excellent nutritional resources and advice for schools and
teachers, including how to set up a School Nutrition Action Group
and a whole-school food policy.
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Healthy
School Lunches for pupils in Secondary Schools
The government has set minimum national nutritional standards for
lunches for pupils in schools. This guidance is primarily for use
by school caterers but will also be of interest to school governors
and headteachers. |
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The
Hyperactive Children`s Support Group (HACSG)
HACSG is a registered charity that has been helping ADHD/Hyperactive
children and their families for over 25 years. The HACSG is Britain's
leading proponent of a dietary approach to the problems of hyperactivity
and Attention Deficit disorder.
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Lifebytes
Healthy eating is just one of the topics on this useful website.
Other sections cover emotional health, sex and relationships, alcohol
and smoking. |
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The
Meatrix
An award-winning animated site from the United States of America
that highlights ways in which factory farming affects us. Note:
needs a fast internet connection and sound. |
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Ofcom
- Office of Communications
Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for
the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television,
radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
They have links to media literacy resources for teachers.
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Pesticide
Action Network UK (PAN UK)
Pesticides are the only chemicals deliberately made to be toxic
and introduced directly into the environment. They are used in farming,
in homes, and in urban areas to kill or control insects, weeds and
diseases. Unwanted residues can be found in humans, water, food,
air and soil. PAN UK campaigns to raise awareness of pesticides
and to reduce dependence on these toxic chemicals. They produce
an educational video for secondary schools and a school pesticide
audit and guide. |
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Sausagelinks
An interesting online guide to buying, making and cooking sausages.
No specific student information but the Sausage Facts section could
provide useful material for class projects or discussion.
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School
Food Trust
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. |
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Schoolzone:
The School Support Site
A very popular, independent website which lists thousands of educational
resources for teachers.
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Smart Shopper’s Guide is a complete reading resource
on the Internet designed to enable teachers to give pre-leaver students
of 14 years old and above, (including those with Special Educational
Needs) a basic grounding in consumer rights and to help them to
make better choices. It will help you to show them what their rights
as consumers are, how to ensure that these are respected and give
them the information they need to be able to speak up for themselves.
It will also tell them about many of the tricks and traps that they
should watch out for in the world of the consumer. |
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The
Soil Association
The Soil Association is the UK's leading campaigning and certification
organisation for organic food and farming. They have lots of resources
for teachers including virtual farm trails for students, and information
about healthier and more sustainable school catering.
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Store
Wars
Amusing, animated website from America. It is a spoof of the film
Star Wars, to promote organic food and farming. Note: needs
a fast internet connection and sound. |
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Taste
of Success: Encouraging skills with food
The Food Awards
encourage good work in food studies, including design, planning,
preparation, making skills, presentation and evaluation by pupils
of all abilities. They are supported in England by the Department
for Education and Skills (DfES) and in Scotland by the Scottish
Executive's healthy living campaign.
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Teacher
Resource Exchange
The Teacher Resource Exchange is designed to help teachers develop
and share ideas for activities and resources. Contributions are
many and varied from simple ideas and questions, to complete contributions/lesson
plans or schemes of work
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Teachernet
- Food Technology section
Food Technology is part of Design and Technology, and is offered
by nearly 90% of schools at secondary level. This site contains
useful weblinks and contact details covering a range of topics and
resources on food technology. |
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Topmarks
Education
Homework help, exam help, GCSE revision, A-Level revision, study
notes, worksheets. |
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Trading
Standards
Trading Standards Officers are responsible for ensuring that consumer
products sold in the UK are safe and correctly labelled. Their remit
includes food and drink. If you have a complaint about the safety
or labelling of a product a Trading Standards Officer may be able
to take action on your behalf. The site includes information for
teachers and students.
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Traidcraft
Traidcraft plc is the UK's leading fair trade company, with an annual
turnover of more than £12 million. It has been trading since
1979, providing a market for poor producers from many developing
countries. The website contains a range of resources for teachers. |
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Water
is Cool in School
The Water is Cool in School Campaign aims to improve the quality
of provision and access to fresh drinking water for children in
UK primary and secondary schools.
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Wired
for Health
Wired for Health is a series of websites developed by the Department
of Health (DoH) and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
Health information is provided for a range of audiences that relates
to the National Curriculum and the National Healthy Schools Programme.
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The
Vegan Society
The Vegan Society promotes vegan lifestyles - ways of living that
attempt to exclude all forms of exploitation of animals for food,
clothing or any other purpose. No specific educational resources
but the website does contain a (limited) Kids Zone and lots of information
on living a vegan lifestyle.
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The
Vegetarian Society
The Vegetarian Society of the UK is the oldest vegetarian organisation
in the world. It is an educational charity promoting understanding
and respect for vegetarian lifestyles. Website resources include
fun pages, information, advice and special features for young people
and adults who work with them. Most material is free. |
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Walk
to School
'Walk to School' is a campaign asking parents, pupils and teachers
to incorporate regular physical activity into their daily lives
by walking to and from school whenever possible. Website contains
useful teaching resources.
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Weightwise:
the next generation
Good website providing information on diet, activity and health
for teenagers.
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Young
minds
A website that's all about the mental health of children and young
people, with sections for both young people and professionals. Lots
of online resources.
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The
Chewonthis website is designed for independent use by secondary school
students aged 11-14 (Key Stage 3). 
Information
about the 
