Impact & Annual Reports

Our impact and annual reports show how the F.E.D. Foundation is turning evidence, collaboration and action into meaningful change.

Feeding Development Matters

If feeding development is recognised earlier, understood better, and supported consistently, more children will have the opportunity to grow, learn and participate.

Continue reading to see how we create change

Education & Training

What we do

Deliver the Eating as Learning (EaL) Framework and Curriculum.
Provide CPD-accredited training for education, health and community professionals.
Develop practical tools for schools, families and practitioners.
Support implementation through mentoring and ongoing guidance.

Outputs (2025-26)

20 schools implementing the Eating as Learning Curriculum.
Approximately 2,000 children benefiting through curriculum activity.
Over 900 education professionals reached through training and workshops.
Over 100 healthcare professionals trained, including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, dietitians and psychologists.
CPD accreditation achieved through the UK CPD Accreditation Service.
100 additional schools reached through short courses and awareness training.
New Early Years and Secondary/FE curricula in development.

Community

What we do

Build a national digital community.
Develop community-based support networks.
Train local practitioners and ambassadors.
Create practical resources for families and professionals.

Outputs (2025-26)

Direct service support provided to approximately 50 children and families.
Food bank pilot supporting 6 families.
Development of the Foundation’s digital community platform.
Recruitment of volunteer ambassadors and community supporters.
National reach through training, online events, conferences and parliamentary engagement.

Evidence of Impact

Our work with Eating as Learning certified healthcare professionals and schools provides strong evidence that feeding development can be improved when support is provided.

Feeding skills

100% of children on the charity’s clinical caseload achieved successful feeding skill outcomes, with an average improvement of 120.5% across medical, nutritional, feeding-skill and psychosocial domains.

Nutrition

100% of children improved their oral intake following intervention. This also included a substantial increases across food groups and fluid intake.

Family wellbeing

95% of parents reported reduced stress and isolation, while a total of 95% reported an increase to mealtime confidence.

Professional reach

More than 900 education professionals, 100 health professionals and 600 parents participated in training, webinars and learning opportunities.

Looking Forward

The Feeding Trust was established to support children with significant feeding difficulties. The F.E.D. Foundation builds on that legacy with a broader ambition. Our vision is a future where feeding development is recognised as fundamental to every child’s health, learning and participation.

By working across education, advocacy, research and equity of access, the Foundation aims to help ensure that more children receive support earlier, fewer families reach crisis point, and feeding development becomes part of the national conversation about childhood development.

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