Food Safety
Teaching Food Safety in the Classroom– Are you prepared?
Accredited teaching food safety training is highly recommended for anyone involved in teaching food technology in school.
Course provide delegates with Level 2 Food Safety Accreditation, full training on safe food handling, hygiene & storage as well as guidance and documentation to enable you to carry out risk assessments.
Who is this course for?
The course is aimed at everyone who teaches and supports secondary D&T GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, who lead cookery clubs or food activities in schools. This includes: teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher level teaching assistants, trainee teachers, and special needs support staff.
This includes: teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher level teaching assistants, trainee teachers, and special needs support staff.
Many teachers will have new responsibility for food safety this year. If it is you, make sure you get the training you need by contacting us and booking your training day
What will the course cover?
- Accreditation for Level 2 Food Safety from CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
- Risk assessment guidance, samples and models and the key publications that you need for H&S in your school.
Why do I need this training?
Schools are responsible for the safety of both the pupils in their care and their members of staff.
OFSTED reviews risk assessments and health and safety qualifications as part of their safeguarding criteria. This is a limiting judgement and the school can fail if these criteria are not met.
Failure to ensure pupil of staff safety could result in criminal or civil prosecution. If there was a court case following a health and safety incident in your school, the court would review risk assessments and health and safety qualifications of the staff responsible.
Well over ten thousand teachers across the UK are already Health and Safety registered.
How to book a Teaching Food Safely course?
An event can be booked online by following the steps in the Training & Events section, by calling 01789 470007 or email events@designtechnology.org.uk
Quotes from previous delegates
“Excellent course, very relevant to me and my teaching – thank you!”
“This course applies to the classroom and scenarios you face each day. It also shows relevant good practice in Food Technology”
“An excellent and useful course – especially good to being new to Food Technology. Good pace and useful discussion throughout”
“As a non food specialist I learnt a great deal and it is helpful to know that we have the D&T Association to hold our hands as we learn a new aspect to our trade”
Did you know?
- Young pupils are particularly vulnerable to food-borne diseases and food poisoning, which can be fatal.
- As well as pupil safety, teaching staff are also responsible for the safe storage and handling of all ingredients including those that pupils leave with them from home.
- Cases of food poisoning are rising and are 10 times higher than they were 30 years ago
For teachers who are new to Food technology, or have been recently allocated this as part of their role, these responsibilities can be daunting.
The Food Safely courses provide you with fully recognised training, literature and qualifications in one full day session.
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