News Archive
BBC visit to David Young Community Academy in Leeds
Sheila Dillon from BBC Radio 4’s Food Programme reports on lunchtime at the David Young Community Academy in Leeds.
19 Sep 2013
Government announces universal free school meals for Reception to Year 2
Today the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced that the Government will fund schools in England to provide every child in reception, year 1 and year 2 with a hot, healthy meal at lunchtime. Universal free school meals for...
17 Sep 2013
New national curriculum published – cooking is compulsory
For the first time ever, practical cookery is compulsory for children up to Year 9 in the new national curriculum just published by the Department for Education. The new curriculum lays out the importance of ‘instilling a love of...
17 Sep 2013
Whole school approach in Bath and North East Somerset
Here at the Director of Public Award for Bath and North East Somerset, we have put in place a Food Forum to support schools around all aspects of food in schools. There is so much good practice already going...
10 Sep 2013
Department for Education releases prior information notice for School Food Plan funds
The School Food Plan includes an investment of £11.8 million from the Department for Education to help increase school meal take-up where it is...
2 Sep 2013
South east school chef takes 2013 crown
Corinne du Preez, the 2013 south east finalist, has taken the title of LACA School Chef of the Year 2013. She was voted Britain’s...
22 May 2013
Super smoothie workshop
On Wednesday 17 April, the whole of Cracoe & Rylstone Primary School had a great time making delicious, healthy smoothies in a special workshop...
20 May 2013
Bring home the harvest for British Food Fortnight
British Food Fortnight is inviting all schools in the UK to enter a harvest lottery to win their place in Westminster Abbey this October...
16 May 2013
John Vincent’s blog on Mumsnet
John Vincent writes about his experience of school food in the 70s and 80s and reflects on how much better school food is today: I was at school in the 1970s and 1980s. At Chase Side Primary School in...
30 Apr 2013
Review your school food for the Sunday Times
School meals have come a long way from the days of soggy chips, turkey twizzlers and deep-fried hamburgers. School dinners are now generally pretty good – though there are still some where it could be improved. The Sunday Times...
30 Apr 2013