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In this section you will find resources specifically created for primary school teachers.

To help teachers communicate the importance of food safety, food hygiene and nutrition, we provide you with lesson plans and other supports, including the successful "Hands of Doom" resource.

We’d also love any feedback or suggestions for areas you would like to see covered in this resource, or successful techniques you have used to communicate food safety to your pupils.

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Back to school lunchbox
You may or may not have packed your lunch box, but did you know that there is a lot that you can do to help keep it safe and healthy? This is really important because at your age, you and your friends are more likely to suffer from tummy bugs from food that has ‘gone off’ than grown ups are. Find out more::
Beat the sweets and unhealthy snacks!
Everybody loves a treat. Indeed, everyone deserves a treat now and again! We often treat ourselves with sweets and unhealthy snacks, however we need to be careful about eating too many of these. Treats are not the best foods that you can put in your body and should be eaten in small amounts. Find out more::
The good, the bad and the ugly of bacteria…Part 2
This article is the second in a series from safefood looking at how bacteria can be helpful or harmful. In this issue, we focus on the harmful effects of bacteria and what we can do to prevent them. Find out more::
ABC of food hygiene
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While much of the responsibility for educating about food safety lies in the home, teachers play a vital role in creating habits in our young people. Here’s the ABC of food hygiene and school.

safefood has created an enewsletter specifically for primary school teachers. It includes lesson plans, class activities and other resources. Subscribe now to receive safefood's education enewsletter.

 
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