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School Food Plan & National Governors’ Association publish new guidance

Governing bodies are responsible for the provision of school food and play a crucial role in creating and embedding a great school food culture.

The School Food Plan, in collaboration with the National Governors’ Association, has produced guidance to support governors in championing a whole school approach to food and help create a culture and ethos of healthy eating. It is designed to be used alongside other School Food Plan resources including the Headteacher Checklist and What Works Well website.

Click here to view and download the guidance.

Annual Update Published

Explore the new School Food Plan interactive update to get the latest information about the progress on the plan.

With new school food standards, Universal Infant Free School Meals, and cooking lessons firmly embedded into everyday school life, and the recent Ofsted update, we should be proud of and celebrate what has been achieved and what is coming up.

Read the annual update here.

Latest update from Ofsted highlights School Food Plan resources to inspectors

The latest update from Ofsted calls for inspectors to be familiar with The School Food Plan and resources.

The update highlights how the School Food Plan and resources are relevant to inspectors’ assessment of how schools are supporting pupils to keep themselves healthy, including through making informed choices about healthy eating.

Inspectors are clearly signposted to the Ofsted guidance for schools (Creating a Culture and Ethos of Healthy Eating), Headteacher’s Checklist and What Works Well website.

Implications for inspectors: Many schools will now be using the School Food Plan as a means of supporting both the provision of healthy choices in school food and in the delivery of food education. Inspectors should be familiar with the plan and the resources. These are relevant to inspectors’ assessment of how schools are supporting pupils to keep themselves healthy, including through making informed choices about healthy eating.

Read the full School Inspection update here (pg 9 & 10)