Food Education & Sustainability in Schools - Kim Smith / TastEd & Paul Turner / MEE

Kim Smith is Phd Researcher at the Centre for Food Policy, City St George's, University of London / Trustee at TastEd / Food education advocate Paul Turner is Education Lead at the Ministry of Eco Education / Geography Teacher TastEd https://www.tasteeducation.com/ Ministry of Eco Education https://www.ministryofeco.org/ Hackney School of Food https://www.hackneyschooloffood.com/ The Harmony Project https://www.theharmonyproject.org.uk/ Grow to School https://www.growtoschool.co.uk/ ProVeg UK https://proveg.org/uk/canteen-to-classroom/ Let's Go Zero http://letsgozero.org/ DfE Sustainability Strategy https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainability-and-climate-change-strategy/sustainability-and-climate-change-a-strategy-for-the-education-and-childrens-services-systems School Food Standards https://www.gov.uk/school-meals-food-standards Kim and Sarah Bridle from York University talking about veg eating and kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeTeB871KmA Kim's book https://www.routledge.com/Food-Futures-in-Education-and-Society/Lalli-Turner-Rutland/p/book/9781032280196 Kim's recent publications; How Primary School Curriculums in 11 Countries around the World Deliver Food Education and Address Food Literacy: A Policy Analysis. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/4/2019 A brief review of Secondary School Food Policy (SSFP) approaches in the UK from 2010 to 2022. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/nfs-11-2023-0259/full/html 0:00:00 Start 0:00:34 Kim Introduction 0:05:00 Hackney School of Food 0:06:20 What do we mean by food education? 0:08:02 Where does food education currently sit? 0:11:00 How up to date is what is being taught in schools? 0:14:10 What has been the impact of the piecemeal approach? 0:16:30 How is the wider context impacting schools? 0:19:30 How does it differ between primary and secondary? 0:21:50 Are people avoiding talking about food? 0:26:30 Are universities engaging with food as part of teacher training? 0:29:00 How fundamental are the wider food issues in society? 0:30:30 Are schools engaging with food from a decarbonising perspective? 0:34:00 How are attitudes to diets changing in wider society? 0:37:00 What guidance is there from the government? 0:44:00 How important is connecting with farmers? 0:46:00 How important is eating food as a community? 0:50:00 What advice would you give teachers? 0:57:00 Who are the food champions?