The School Food Plan
The Plan
Henry Dimbleby & John Vincent, July 2013
School Food Plan Evidence Base
Prepared by OC&C Strategy Consultants to support the development of the School Food Plan
School Food Plan Annual Update
November 2015
School Food Plan Annual Report
October 2014
School Meals in Finland
Finnish National Board of Education, 2008
School Food Plan Resources
A Checklist for Headteachers
Practical steps every school can take to transform what children eat at school and how they learn about food
Ofsted Guidance: Creating a Culture and Ethos of Healthy Eating
Practical guidance to help school leaders adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eating. Under Ofsted’s New Common Inspection Framework, inspectors assess how “children and learners keep themselves healthy, including through healthy eating"
School Food: Guidance for Governors
Guidance produced in collaboration with the National Governors’ Association to support governors in championing a whole school approach to food and help create a culture and ethos of healthy eating
Creating a Good School Food Culture
CPD Session for All School Staff
School Food Standards
Mandatory Food-based Standards. Download and Print the Standards Poster, Guidance and Checklists
What Works Well: Recipe Hub
Over 100 Recipes for Pupils’ Favourite Meals and Snacks
Small Schools Toolkit
Highlights examples of good what works well, shares innovative ideas and signposts to organisations able to help small schools to offer their pupils the best school food
Increasing School meal take-up and UIFSM
Take up of Free School Meals: Price Effects and Peer Effects
By Holford, A. 2012, Institute for Social and Economic Research No 21012-12
Free School Meals Pilot Evaluation
By Kitchen, S. et al. 2012, Department for Education Research Brief DFE-RB227
Lunch-time Length and Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Cohen et al. January 2016
School Food Standards
School Food Standards
January 2015
School Food Standards Pilot Evaluation Report
Mucavele et al. October-December 2013
Revised Standards for Food in Schools
Consultation Outcome, June 2014, Department for Education
Revised Standards for Food in Schools: Q&A
Consultation Outcome, June 2014, Department for Education
The Impact of the Food-based and Nutrient-based Standards on Lunchtime Food and Drink Provision in Primary Schools
Haroun et al. 2010, Public Health Nutrition
Impact of School Food Policy on Total Food Intake
Adamson et al. 2011, Public Health Research Consortium
Differences Between School Lunches and Packed Lunches in Primary Schools in 2009
Pearce et al. 2011, Public Health Nutrition Vol 14
School Meals in Secondary Schools in England
Nelson, M et al. 2004, King’s College London and National Centre for Social Research.
Turning the Tables: Transforming School Food Main Report
School Meals Review Panel, 2005
The Impact of Food and Nutrient-based Standards on Primary School Children’s Lunch and Total Dietary Intake: A Natural Experimental Evaluation of Government Policy in England
Spence et al. 2013, PLoS ONE 8 (10)
Diet, Nutrition and Schoolchildren: an Update
Weichselbaum and Buttriss, 2014, Nutrition Bulletin
A Cross Sectional Survey of Children’s Packed Lunches in the UK: Food and Nutrient Based Results
Evans et al. 2010, University of Leeds
School Food – the impact on pupil health & learning outcomes
The Link Between Pupil Health and Wellbeing and Attainment
A Briefing for Headteachers, Governors and Staff in Education Settings, Public Health Endland, November 2014
Healthy School Meals and Educational Outcomes
Belot, M and James, J. 2009, Inst. for Social and Economic Research
What is the Relationship Between Child Nutrition and School Outcomes?
Sorhaindo, A and Feinstein, L. 2006, Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning: Wider Benefits of Learning Research
RCT of Effect of School Food on Classroom Behaviour in Secondary Schools
Storey et al. 2011
Childhood Obesity, Diet and Health
The Eatwell Guide
Public Health England, March 2016
Ending Childhood Obesity
Final Report from the Word Health Organisation Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity, January 2016
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Recommendations on Carbohydrates, Including Sugars and Fibre
Public Health England, July 2015
Why 5%? The Science Behind SACN
Public Health England, July 2015
Childhood Obesity – Brave and Bold Action
House of Commons Health Committee, First Report of Session 2015–16
Sugar Reduction: the Evidence for Action
Public Health England, October 2015
From Evidence into Action: Opportunities to Protect and Improve the Nation’s Health
Public Health England, October 2014
Tackling England’s Childhood Obesity Crisis
A Report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health to Inform the Development of the UK Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, October 2015
Jamie Oliver’s Strategy to Combat Childhood Obesity in the UK
Jamie Oliver, November 2015
Child Obesity: Their Lives in Our Hands
Children's Food Trust, November 2015
National Diet and Nutrition Survey
Public Health England and The Food Standards Agency, Results from Years 1 to 4 (Combined) of the Rolling Programme for 2008 and 2009 to 2011 and 2012
Overcoming Obesity: an Initial Economic Analysis
McKinsey Global Institute, November 2014
Reducing Obesity: Future Choices
Government Office for Science, October 2007
Children’s Dental Health Survey
England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2013
National Obesity Observatory: Slide Sets
Public Health England
The National Child Measurement Programme
An Internationally Recognised Annual Measure of the Height and Weight of Children in Reception Class (Aged 4 to 5 Years) and Year 6 (Aged 10 to 11 Years) to Assess Overweight and Obesity Levels in Children Within Primary Schools
Whole Systems Obesity
Leeds Beckett University
The Core Competence Framework
Core competences for children and young people aged 5 to 16 years: A framework of skills and knowledge around food, diet and physical activity, British Nutrition Foundation
NHS Choices
A host of useful articles on various food and health related subjects, including eating a balanced diet, understanding food labelling and advice for parents with overweight and underweight children
Food Choices
The More Schools do to Promote Healthy Eating, the Healthier the Dietary Choices by Students
Townsend, N et al. 2010
The School Fringe: What Pupils Buy and Eat from Shops Surrounding Secondary Schools
Sinclair, S and Winkler, J. T. 2008, Nutrition Policy Unit, London Metropolitan University.
Let them Eat Pizza – an Investigation into the Healthy Eating Patterns of Primary School Children Using Data from the NFER Attitude Surveys
Bradshaw, S and Benton, T. 2012, National Foundation for Educational Research
Influences on the Development of Children’s Eating Behaviours: from Infancy to Adolescence
Birch, L et al. 2007, Can J Diet Pract Res
Judging Nudging: Can Nudging Improve Population Health?
Marteau, T.M. 2011, British Medical Journal
Food Provision and Procurement
Healthier and More Sustainable Catering: Nutrition Principles
Department of Health, 2011
Sustainable Procurement: the Government Buying Standards (GBS)
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, February 2012
Sustainable Procurement: the GBS for Food and Catering Services
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, July 2014
A Plan for Public Procurement: Food and Catering
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, July 2014
A Plan for Public Procurement: Food and Catering: the Balanced Scorecard
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, July 2014
The Benefits of Procuring School Meals Through the Food for Life Partnership: An Ecomonic Analysis
New Economics Foundation, May 2011
Filling the Holiday Hunger Gap
All Party Parliamentary Group on School Food, March 2014
Food for Life Catering Mark
Soil Association
Food Growing and Food Education
Food Growing Activities in Schools
Nelson, J et al. 2011, National Foundation for Educational Research
Growing their own Vegetables Increases Childrens’ Vegetable Consumption
Wansink, B et al. May 2015, Acta Paediatrica
Good Food for All: the Impact of the Food for Life Partnership
Food For Life Partnership, May 2014
Food for Life Partnership Evaluation Full Report
Cardiff University and University of the West of England, November 2010
Growing our Future: the Impact of Growing Food in Schools as Part of a Broader Food Education Programme
Food for Life Partnership
Food for Life Partnership Evaluation (FFLP): Monitoring the Impact of the Growing Skills Programme
Food for Life Partnership, Final Report, July 2011
School Food Around the World
Rethinking School Feeding: Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector
Bundy et al. 2009, The World Bank / World Food Programme
State of School Feeding Worldwide
World Food Programme, 2013