Category: Education

A new survey by BBC programme Newsround has found many children still aren’t getting enough fruit and veg. >> The poll, of children in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, asked 7-12 year-olds questions about their daily diet and revealed:• 52 in every 100 kids don’t eat any vegetables• 44 in 100 consume no fruit…

Ofsted inspectors will look at school meals as part of their overall judgement of schools and other education establishments, according to a new announcement. >> The new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework will come into effect from September this year and will apply to all early years settings on the Early Years register, maintained schools and…

>> Schools and nurseries are being encouraged to sign up and get involved in Healthy Eating Week. Run by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) from June 1-5, the awareness week aims to get education establishments across the UK to support the health and wellbeing of the children they teach. Last year 4,400 schools, representing 1.75…

>> Schools are being encouraged to recruit Youth Health Champions to promote healthy eating and lifestyles amongst their peers. This innovative new qualification is targeted at school students aged 14-18 and has been developed to enable young people to act as ‘health advisors’ to their classmates. The training, which takes less than 40 hours to…

1.3 MILLION CHILDREN EATING A HEALTHIER LUNCH THANKS TO UIFSM The Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) programme has reached 85% of all infants in England, according to official Government figures. 1.3 million more children are now eating a healthy lunch since the UIFSM policy launched last September. In its first three months, a total…

Free school meals for ALL primary pupils Tower Hamlets Council has launched free school meals for all its primary school pupils, going beyond the Government’s Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme that started this term and offers free lunches for pupils aged 5-7 years old. At an estimated annual cost of £2.675million, the London borough…

University of Brighton wins first ‘Michelin’ award The University of Brighton is the first higher education institution in the UK to be awarded a new rating for running sustainable restaurants. The University Catering Rating was developed by the University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) and is being run by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) to recognise outstanding…

New report reinforces importance & value of on-site university catering >> On-site university catering operations are continuing to ‘plate up’ when it comes to meeting student needs. A poll of over 1,500 students, initiated by The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) and undertaken by Qa Research, has confirmed a steady shift in students’ behaviour in their…

How to get FULL MARKS for your school catering operation School Food Plan This month, two of the biggest changes proposed by the School Food Plan come into effect – the introduction of universal free school meals for all children from reception to Year 2, and the introduction of new food-based standards. The aim is…