More and more people have been using CFA’s Shopify website to easily access the ever-expanding portfolio of CFA and CEd resources. While its name is ‘Shopify’, it could more accurately be called an information library – filled with everything from technical guidance documents for the chilled food industry to practical resources for schools, around three quarters of which are free to download. The popularity of the site is increasing every week, with orders and downloads coming in from countries in almost every continent. CFA’s Charlotte Patrick explains more: “We launched our Shopify site to help people enjoy quicker access to […]

Chilled Education was invited by the BNF (British Nutrition Foundation) to produce a video to be used in its Teaching Primary Food and Nutrition professional development programme. With the help of her young scientist daughters, CFA’s Charlotte Patrickcreated an information-packed 20 minutes, covering everything from simple experiments to careers in chilled food. The programme aims to build confidence and competence in teaching food and nutrition, and BNF’s Education Services Manager Frances Meek said: “We were delighted that Charlotte could record a video for primary educators as part of our Teaching Primary Food and Nutrition CPD programme. The video showcases inspiring […]

In June, Chilled Education enjoyed its latest face-to-face event at the University of Northampton’s STEAM event. CFA’s Charlotte Patrick represented the CEd team and met with students and teachers to demonstrate the inspiring resources. Organisers counted more than 2,500 school students and teaching and schools’ staff from more than 45 schools and colleges visiting the event, which is the biggest county ‘careers expo’ for 10 to 18 year olds.     Charlotte says: “We were delighted with the response from everyone who visited our stand. We demonstrated gas pressure, challenged young minds with MicroTrumps and, of course, tested hand washing […]