Our World Food Day took on a focus oof Briths food and has seen a celebration of the great dishes and diet our country can offer – and the threats to that diet whether to be through unhealthy food or low family income.
The British themes saw the canteen adorned by Union Jacks – very much celebrating all of us as British people enjoying our food. The British ingredients we use and how the many cultures in our community have only improved and enhanced the quality of British food too.
Student-led assemblies saw a focus on the NOVA Food Classification system and explained the Ultra Processed Food (UPF) groups which are now so common in our diet. They also explained the types of foods that are UPF, drew the links between these foods and health conditions, and offered advice on how to reduce the intake of UPF.
We also saw out first round of the House Debating Competition where Year 13 students debated the quality of diet and lifestyle in the poorest families in our community by debating whether the two-child benefit cap should be lifted.
Matt Allman, Headteacher, said: “This focus week addressed the crucial issue of the food we eat as we seek to encourage our children to develop healthy, varied and adventurous diets that protect long-term health and well-being. Equally, there was an opportunity for all of us to celebrate our country and wonderful range of food we can enjoy and in the present national climate this was too good a chance to miss.”
