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The article focuses on the issue of addition of cooking in England's compulsory curriculum under the government-supported School Food Plan as of August 2014. Topics discussed include impact of changes in the new curriculum on schools under financial pressure, role of the School Food Plan to get children growing, cooking and learning about food and challenges related to the plan.

The article presents information on Great Britain's 2007 "Year of Food and Farming," which aims to increase students' knowledge of food and where it comes from. Bill Graham, chief executive of Farming and Countryside Education, helped prepare farmers for working with young students during school trips, and he hopes that every child will have the chance to visit a farm during the year. He expresses hope that school/farm relationships will develop and that the "Kids Connect" website will be used.