The Children’s Nutrition Team work throughout Tameside. We run healthy lifestyle courses, award schemes for schools, children’s homes and nurseries and provide training for professionals / volunteers / foster carers.
JUMPS4Life
JUMPS4Lifeis a healthy lifestyle course for families with children aged 4-16 years who are above a healthy weight and live / have a GP / attend school in Tameside.
How do I know if my child is above a healthy weight?
The JUMPS4Life course is for children with a BMI above the 91st centile.
We work closely with many schools and childcare providers in Tameside, supporting them to ensure the food they provide is healthy and balanced, and to embed healthy lifestyle practices overall. This is celebrated by achieving one of our awards! Please get in touch for further information.
Food4Life – schools
Available to primary schools, secondary schools and alternative provision providers. Bronze, silver and gold levels are available.
Food4Life – Cared for children
Available to children’s homes.
Nutrition & oral health award for carers of the under 5s
Available to all nurseries, pre-schools, childminders and parent & toddler groups.
Training
Eating well is vital for development, good health and learning. In today’s society we get lots of conflicting messages about what is healthy which can be very confusing.
Our evidence based training courses aim to support staff and volunteers working with Tameside families to provide clear and consistent messages around food and healthy eating. We want to work together to support healthier Tameside families.
To book a place on our free training, or for further information, contact us. Our Nutrition Advisors can also provide bespoke training sessions. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Cook4Life Train the Trainer
Suitable for any staff or volunteers working with children, young people and families who are looking to run a cooking club. Training is run over 3 weekly sessions by the Children’s Nutrition Team.
Topics covered include:
How to run a cooking course for children, young people and families.
How to be an effective cooking skills trainer
Promoting Healthy Eating and Lifestyles in your setting
Basics of food hygiene and kitchen safety
Interpretation of Food Labels
Recipe planning
Cooking simple recipes
Healthy Eating on a low income
Introduction to Nutrition
This course is suitable for anyone wanting to learn more about healthy nutrition, promote basic healthy eating messages and discover current guidance.
Topics covered include:
The model for healthy eating
Fats, salt and sugar – implications and healthier alternatives
Food Labels – how to decipher the information
Advice to support healthier families
This course is ideal for teachers, teaching support teams, health professionals, community workers and family intervention teams.
Nutrition & Oral Health Update for carers of the under 5s
Suitable for all early years workers who live or work in Tameside.
Topics covered include:
Nutrition advice for young children
Oral health advice
The impact nutritional health has for children within the childcare setting
Food & Nutrition for Foster Carers
Training and support session for foster carers within Tameside.
This session is suitable for any foster carers wanting to learn more about healthy nutrition, promote basic healthy eating messages and discover current guidance.
Topics covered include:
The model for healthy eating
Fats, salt and sugar – implications and healthier alternatives
Food Labels – how to decipher the information and make healthier choices
