13/10/2025
BANT Registered Nutritional Therapist Katharine Tate, The Food Teacher™ Meets HRH The Princess Royal at UK's First & Health Festival and Launches Free School Programme
BANT-registered Nutritional Therapist Katharine Tate, founder of The Food Teacher™ and creator of the National Young Chef Awards for Schools, had the honour of meeting HRH The Princess Royal at Inside Out, the UK's first festival dedicated to microbiome and gut health. Katharine worked with Global Healthcare Projects (GHP) as Education Project Lead, playing an instrumental role in the festival's success and showcasing to the public the expertise of microbiome experts including several PSA-accredited practitioners.
The festival, held in London from 22nd–27th September 2025, brought together leading experts, and the public to explore cutting-edge science on the gut microbiome. Highlights included a 37-foot immersive inflatable gut, expert talks, and live chef demonstrations, giving attendees a unique, hands-on experience of how microbes affect health, food, and the environment.
In collaboration with Global Healthcare projects, Katharine Tate has launched The Micro Matrix, a free, curriculum-mapped programme for primary schools (KS1–KS2). The six-hour programme includes interactive lessons, assemblies, teacher guides, and make-at-home recipes, all designed to link classroom learning to the science of the gut microbiome.
Resources are fully aligned with the National Curriculum and available free online at www.themicromatrix.com.
Katharine Tate commented, "It was such an honour to meet HRH The Princess Royal at Inside Out. As Education Project Lead, I was proud to help deliver a festival that celebrated nutrition and microbiome science and elevated the role of NT's within education and health. I'm thrilled that The Micro Matrix can now bring this learning into schools, and sharing it with schools in your area can have a huge impact in inspiring children to make healthy, sustainable choices from an early age."
Jola Gore-Booth, Founder and Director of GHP, added, "The success of Inside Out reflects the growing public interest in gut health. Katharine's leadership as Education Project Lead was instrumental, and the inclusion of many BANT experts on the speaker stage highlighted the role of personalised nutrition. Promoting The Micro Matrix to schools in your area will ensure this valuable resource reaches as many children and families as possible, encouraging positive change at a crucial stage in their development."
Schools are encouraged to access and deliver the programme, and any promotion or sharing with schools and teachers will be hugely beneficial to children and families.
To find a PSA-accredited BANT practitioner, visit BANT.org.uk and click on 'Find a Nutritional Therapist' at the top of our homepage. You can search by name, postcode, and area of specialisation.
