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Health and Food Hat-trick for Mearns Castle High School

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Mearns Castle High School has won the British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Education Award for the third year in a row.

Mearns Castle High School has achieved something truly remarkable - winning the British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Education Award for the third year in a row. The prestigious prize is presented annually to the top National 5 Health and Food Technology candidate in the country.

2025 winner Fatima Noor received her award in person, joined by 2024 winner Abby Slack - both of whom hope to study medicine, citing Health and Food Technology as invaluable preparation for their futures.

Head Teacher Stuart Clark said: 'I would like to congratulate Fatima, Abby – and our 2023 winner Katie Morrison – alongside our wonderful staff team who have supported the learners so well. It is a great accomplishment, and we are delighted to be recognised in this way.'

Fatima said, 'I hope to study medicine, and I was keen to learn more about the links between nutrition and health to gain insight valuable for my future aspirations.' Abby added, 'I hope to study medicine after the summer, so I found HFT a valuable subject to help develop my awareness of dietary diseases and the importance of nutrition on health.'

Qualifications Manager Graeme Findlay said, 'To produce the country's top Health and Food Technology candidate three years running is a remarkable testament to the talent of these young people and the dedication of everyone who supports them.'

Frances Meek, Education Services Manager at the British Nutrition Foundation said: 'It’s inspiring to see this level of excellence in food education and we offer our congratulations to the school and the winners. As an organisation we’re dedicated to supporting food and nutrition education in schools to build the knowledge, skills and confidence that can support young people throughout life.'

Principal Teacher Craig Thomson said, 'Winning the award for three consecutive sessions has been a great achievement for the candidates, department, and school. HFT has been an increasingly popular pathway in the school, and now we currently have 40 pupils studying at Higher level, which is great to see.'