A group of teachers from the north-east are the first to gain new qualifications for food-related teaching in schools.
The teachers from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire schools received their Good Food Champions qualifications at a special dinner at the No.10 Restaurant in Aberdeen.
The Good Food Champions scheme, which carries professional recognition from The General Teaching Council for Scotland, took teachers on a “soil to plate” journey to equip them with all they need to teach children about food and farming.
The teachers went on trips to working farms, conducted their own research and attended educational seminars and tasting sessions.
The training scheme, which is in its first year, was developed by industry bodies including The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), Quality Meat Scotland and the Royal Northern Countryside Initiative.
RHET learning and development co-ordinator, Sara Smith, said: “We are delighted to award these teachers – the first in Scotland – with their Learning for Sustainability accreditation. As Good Food Champions, they will continue to share their ‘soil to plate’ learning in their schools and wider communities.”
The programme will now be offered to teachers in Glasgow and Lanarkshire.
The teachers to gain the qualifications were: Jane Cuthill, Laurencekirk Primary; Michelle Talbot, Hill of Banchory Primary; Amanda Carter, Inverurie Market Place Primary; Lesley Hewitt, Balmedie Primary; Fiona Lindsay, Portlethen Primary School; Pamela Davey, Laurencekirk Primary; Katie Glass, Hill of Banchory Primary; Kirstie Hinton, Insch Primary; Darlene Hosea, Dyce Primary; and Fiona McCrae, Fishermoss Primary School.
