Primary and secondary school teachers are being encouraged to sign up for a new newsletter focused on red meat, cooking skills and nutrition and are in with a chance to win a bespoke red meat workshop delivered in school by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)
The Kitchen Classroom – Gwersi o’r Gegin is a new, free quarterly newsletter set up by the red meat levy body and will contain free teaching resources, lesson ideas, information and articles from leading voices in the field of red meat, health and nutrition.
HCC’s Consumer Executive Elwen Roberts commented: “Providing educators and teachers with resources and evidence-based information about red meat is a key priority for us at HCC. The Kitchen Classroom newsletter will therefore be a great opportunity to connect with more teachers and for educators to stay informed on food and farming themes and lesson ideas.
“Teachers who sign up for the newsletter between now and Friday 13 September will also be entered into a prize draw to win a bespoke red meat workshop to be delivered in school by HCC in the next academic year, covering cooking skills, healthy eating and where food comes from.”
The newsletter will contain links to HCC’s education resources which are suitable for ages 3-16 and cover topics such as healthy eating, Welsh farming, recipe styling and nutrition. All of the resources are available in English and Welsh and have been designed in collaboration with teachers, in line with the new curriculum. Seasonal recipes, videos and information on HCC’s upcoming education news and events will also be included.
HCC’s Senior Digital Marketing Officer, Liz Hunter, explained: “Our recent health and education work has shown that there is demand for digital and online information sources for teachers. Our new Kitchen Classroom newsletter will ensure that teachers can receive our latest resources and evidence-based information about red meat direct to their inboxes.”
HCC are also be in attendance at the National Education Show in Llandudno on Friday 14 June sharing classroom resources and offering signups to the newsletter.
Elwen urged: “We would warmly encourage teacher and educators to sign up for The Kitchen Classroom newsletter for their chance to win this very special prize for school.”
Teachers can sign up directly for the newsletter through the redmeathub.wales website or through this link.