H E T

A registered charity, formed in November 1993 to promote the development of health education for young people in the UK, the Health Education Trust is dedicated to initiating and supporting work with children and teenagers, young adults, students, and pupils to encourage the growth of healthy lifestyles.

The work of the trust is represented by:— advice and training through workshops and seminars— the organisation of national and regional conferences— publication of newsletters and the development of key resources such as policy guidelines, tools, and manuals

— advocacy for young people with national and local government

— authoritative comment via all forms of the media.

Currently main areas of the Health Education Trust’s work are concerned with holistic approaches to school food and nutrition through:

— Researching and developing effective solutions for healthy school food and drink vending
—The School Nutrition Action Group (SNAG)
— Schools Food Policy Guide -’The Chips are Down’
—Independent National Database for Catering Excellence in Schools
—Independent advice and information
—Training and Consultancy on school food policy

Work experience on nutrition projects with the Health Education Trust

HET is offering an opportunity to recently qualified graduates, and those returning to work following a career break, to work on a project basis supporting our nutrition team.

Requirements: The successful candidate(s) will be a registered nutritionist or dietitian, and will be required to work on a self employed basis, either part time, or on an ad hoc/project basis. It is essential that an individual is able to work independently (based from home), this requires motivation and organisation. Being computer literate is crucial, as is access to a computer, the internet and a phone line.

You would be required to carry out specific projects with guidance and support from HET’s nutritionist, Kathryn Styles. Where appropriate, HET, with permission, will reference individuals’ work that is used within our website.

Ideally individuals should be based within relative commuting distance of the Midlands for attending HET meetings, but this is not essential. There may also be a requirement to travel to other locations in the UK, dependant on the project requirements.

Payment: These work placements will be funded, together with reasonable, pre-agreed expenses.

Examples of some of the work that may be required

- Menu analysis and menu development (in line with the School Food Standards)

- Assist with development of nutrition training resources for schools

- Summarising current news topics or relevant journal articles for adding to our website

- Assist us with the redesign of our website: update existing and developing new copy

- Literature review of topics of current interest, with view to publication where possible

If you are interested in a work placement with the HET please ‘click here’ to apply on-line, and forward on your CV and contact details.

We would like to thank the following people who have already contributed to specific projects for HET:


Claire Donnelly	Note taker during conference call
Heidi O’Hooley-Tidow	Recipe & menu analysis for primary & secondary schools Literature & web based research for various projects
Andrea Zick	Recipe analysis
Tom Dunn	Recipe analysis
Gill Kelsall	Assisted with the initial research for the nutrient content part of the Garden Organic Growing cards for the Food For Life Partnership Assisted with updating copy on website Literature summary on food costs & food choices for in house use Recipe analysis
Elizabeth Le Breton	Recipe analysis
Cath Mackellar	Literature summary comparing school lunches to packed lunches for in house use Assisted with the research & development of the seasonality charts products for the Food for Life Partnership Recipe & menu analysis for primary & secondary schools to ensure compliance with the School Food Standards. Involved liaising directly with a number of schools Note taker during conference call
Nina Balachander	Literature summary on salt & bone health for in house use Market research on recipe & menu analysis In depth literature review comparing organic to non-organic foods Assisted with updating copy on website
Annabelle de la Bertauche	Researched answers to FAQs on nutrition Literature summary on breakfast cereals for in house use
Mrs Claire Sorley SRD	Best in Class – compiling examples of best practice across the whole school catering provision

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