Table 3 Teacher understanding, knowledge and skills, confidence, enjoyment and training to teach FNS (n = 413)

I have a good understanding of:

Nutrition

382

92.5 (89.5, 94.7)

18

4.4 (2.8, 6.8)

13

3.1 (1.8, 5.4)

Food skills

369

89.3 (86.0, 92.0)

33

8.0 (5.7, 11.0)

11

2.7 (1.5, 4.8)

Food sustainability

325

78.7 (74.5, 82.4)

60

14.5 (11.4, 18.3)

28

6.8 (4.7, 9.7)

I have the knowledge and skills required to teach my students about:

Nutrition

312

75.5 (71.2, 79.5)

53

12.8 (9.9, 16.4)

48

11.6 (8.9, 15.1)

Food skills

291

70.5 (65.9, 74.7)

68

16.5 (13.2, 20.4)

54

13.1 (10.1, 16.7)

Food sustainability

258

62.5 (57.7, 67.0)

88

21.3 (17.6, 25.5)

67

16.2 (13.0, 20.1)

I am confident in my ability to teach my students about:

Nutrition

358

86.7 (83.0, 89.6)

26

6.3 (4.3, 9.1)

29

7.0 (4.9, 9.9)

Food skills

340

82.3 (78.3, 85.7)

47

11.4 (8.7, 14.8)

26

6.3 (4.3, 9.1)

Food sustainability

305

73.8 (69.4, 77.9)

64

15.5 (12.3, 19.3)

44

10.7 (8.0, 14.0)

I enjoy/would enjoy teaching my students about:

Nutrition

352

85.2 (81.5, 88.3)

34

8.2 (5.9, 11.3)

27

6.5 (4.5, 9.4)

Food skills

339

82.1 (78.1, 85.5)

41

9.9 (7.4, 13.2)

33

8.0 (5.7, 11.0)

Food sustainability

324

78.5 (74.2, 82.2)

58

14.0 (11.0, 17.8)

31

7.5 (5.3, 10.5)

I have undertaken training and/or professional development to teach my students about:

Nutrition

122

29.5 (25.3, 34.1)

53

12.8 (9.9, 16.4)

238

57.6 (52.8, 62.3)

Food skills

94

22.8 (19.0, 27.1)

68

16.5 (13.2, 20.4)

251

60.8 (56.0, 65.4)

Food sustainability

101

24.5 (20.5, 28.8)

72

17.4 (14.1, 21.4)

240

58.1 (53.3, 62.8)