Better Eating, Better Learning Award 2018 |
Better Eating, Better Learning Award 2018
The BEBL award is a competition open to Early Learning & Childcare Centres, Primary and Secondary Schools across Scotland who can demonstrate innovative ways to improve school food and food education.
Is your school or ELC Centre using Better Eating, Better Learning to champion positive changes to food provision and the food education experience?
To apply, please complete the following questionnaire by midnight on Friday 31st March. Following this, the committee will review all entries and select 9 establishments to visit based on the strength of the application. These visits will take place from April – June 2018.
What are we looking for?
Projects will be assessed based on the following criteria;
·How well are you are using food as part of a whole school / establishment approach to support learning as an integral part of the curriculum?
· Is your food provision driving dietary behaviour change and supports health and environmental goals?
·Does your establishment champion fresh, seasonal, local and sustainable produce?
·Do you celebrate provenance and ethical sourcing?
·How are you inspiring future generations who are proud of, and contribute to, Scotland’s ambition as a Good Food Nation?
·Do you ensure that food provision allows for affordable access to good nutrition for all children and young people and optimising the uptake of catered meals, in particular for those children and young people receiving free meals?
·How well are you supporting children and young people, their parents, practitioners and catering staff, to enjoy and value the provision of food in your establishment for its quality, provenance and appeal and in doing so to enable them to understand the relationship between food, culture, health and the environment?
Is your school or ELC Centre using Better Eating, Better Learning to champion positive changes to food provision and the food education experience?
To apply, please complete the following questionnaire by midnight on Friday 31st March. Following this, the committee will review all entries and select 9 establishments to visit based on the strength of the application. These visits will take place from April – June 2018.
What are we looking for?
Projects will be assessed based on the following criteria;
·How well are you are using food as part of a whole school / establishment approach to support learning as an integral part of the curriculum?
· Is your food provision driving dietary behaviour change and supports health and environmental goals?
·Does your establishment champion fresh, seasonal, local and sustainable produce?
·Do you celebrate provenance and ethical sourcing?
·How are you inspiring future generations who are proud of, and contribute to, Scotland’s ambition as a Good Food Nation?
·Do you ensure that food provision allows for affordable access to good nutrition for all children and young people and optimising the uptake of catered meals, in particular for those children and young people receiving free meals?
·How well are you supporting children and young people, their parents, practitioners and catering staff, to enjoy and value the provision of food in your establishment for its quality, provenance and appeal and in doing so to enable them to understand the relationship between food, culture, health and the environment?
ASSISTFM who support all Scotland's Local Authorities in the delivery of food and other FM services have created the innovation awards with CRB Cunningham sponsoring the Secondary prize and Spaceright sponsoring the Primary prize and the Early Learning & Childcare Centre prize.