The National Association of British and Irish Millers (nabim) and AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds have recently launched their newly designed and upgraded website, offering UK teachers free access to the very latest, national curriculum linked, lesson plans and resources exploring farming, food and healthy eating.

To mark the launch, Grain Chain has commissioned a new, double sided, pictorial, education poster to help children understand where our food comes from.  Entitled ‘Where does bread come from’, one side of the poster is for primary and the other for secondary schools and can be ordered free of charge from the website, www.grainchain.com

Priya Nicholas from nabim said: “These new posters are a great and simple way for teachers to show children where bread comes from and to help them understand the processes involved in making bread.”

The updated Grain Chain website now offers a range of new classroom resources that can be easily downloaded and will help teachers deliver effective lessons covering the subjects of Nutrition, Cooking, Food Provenance and Food Science.

Simon Gray from the Food Teachers Centre, said: “The Grain Chain website is a ‘Fantastic’ resource for all teachers whether or not they are experienced, newly qualified or in training. In fact anyone involved in educating our young people would find this resource very useful.  The site looks amazing, it is easy to navigate and there are lots of well thought out resources that will help any teacher involved in food related education in our primary and secondary schools to deliver really interesting and engaging lessons. You can simply download the lesson plans and classroom resources and off you go; what could be easier?”

The Grain Chain project also offers Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training for teachers and will hold its next training session, focussing on high-skill bread making and finishes, in Manchester on 11 June.

Priya explains: “The courses are designed to help students achieve the best marks they can by providing teachers with the necessary skills, knowledge and expertise they need to deliver first class lessons.  Baking bread is a great and fun way to teach food science and is an intrinsic part of the new GCSE curriculum.”

All the Grain Chain resources have been updated in line with recent changes to the national curriculum and are now grouped together in clear curriculum areas making it easier for teachers and those involved in education to find  resources tailored to their particular subject, topic or age group. Resources include lesson plans, teaching materials, work-sheets, quizzes, games and recipes, alongside CPD training events.

Please visit www.grainchain.com for details of teaching resources.