Food & sustainability

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Thanks for visiting our exploring food and sustainability platform. Below are some links you might find useful when covering sustainable, food topics and green jobs.

Who RHET are and what we offerThe Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) have many opportunities and resources for you to help teach your learners about the journey of food. Keep in touch by signing up to our newsletter and you'll be the first to know about any new resources, farm visit updates and training opportunities.

You can visit the RHET website at www.rhet.org.uk

Bringing learning together

RHET e Learning AcademyWelcome to our e Learning Academy where we are offering online learning and development opportunities linked to food and farming. This site is for practitioners at all levels and you can pick and choose the topics of interest to you. These learning and development opportunities, can count towards

Eco calendar by Silvia, a UKSSN teacherUKSSN teacher, Silvia, from the network has created an eco-calendar for each month showcasing all the landmark eco events & celebration days of the year.

Learning in local greenspaceResources and advice to help and inspire you to learn in local greenspace.

Food and circular economies

Food and the circular economyThis topic area shows how moving to a circular economy for food will help people and nature thrive.

Circular economy in educationAll learners should have an entitlement to learning for sustainability;

Food and nature

Ecosystem services - nature’s benefitsNature's benefits or ecosystem services depend on a healthy environment. Investing in nature will help to secure these benefits for future generations.

Nature Networks explainedBackground on Nature Networks to help inform the co-design of Scotland's Nature Network framework

Science, biodiversity and Earths materialsScience underpins farming. To produce food, we need to understand how natural processes function and the key role soils have to play. There is a wide range of scientific research being undertaken in the field. The science of farming links into : - biodiversity and interdependence - inheritance - Earth’s materials and - topical science. This wakelet provides a selection of resources to utilise in classroom teaching.

Food and landscapes

Land use - getting the best from our land: strategy 2021 to 2026Scotland's Third Land Use Strategy sets out our vision, objectives and policies to achieve sustainable land use in Scotland. The Strategy covers the next five years and aims to provide a more holistic understanding of our land, the demands we place upon it and the benefits we get from our land.

People, place and environmentSelection of teaching resources linked to people, place and environment.

Food and people

Exploring food with your classResources for teaching

The Scottish Health Survey 2021 - volume 1: main reportPresents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2021, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.

The Trussell Trust - End of Year StatsFood banks in the Trussell Trust network have distributed over 2.1 million food parcels in 2021-22

Green careers

Food production careersFind out more about the careers on offer in the food supply chain.

The Green Jobs Workforce AcademyThe Green Jobs Workforce Academy is here to help you take a greener approach to your career, your skills and job hunt.

Nature-based jobs and skillsAt NatureScot, we’re working with many partners including Skills Development Scotland to help to realise opportunities for new jobs presented by the transition to net zero.

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