Getting the community involved
Below are some examples of what’s worked well in reaching out to the local community to get them involved in great food. Want to get going? Use the links on the right to get help from expert organisations
Below are some examples of what’s worked well in reaching out to the local community to get them involved in great food. Want to get going? Use the links on the right to get help from expert organisations
The vision for school food in Croydon is that all children and young people have access to high quality food and opt to make healthier food choices...
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#FuelforSchool is a collaboration between Richmond Hill Primary School and The Real Junk Food Project to stop hunger being a barrier to learning in schools. All 600 pupils at Richmond Hill are provided with breakfast...
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Theresa Aanonson, Head Teacher of St Luke’s Primary and Nursery School in Newham explains how an improved lunch provision and breakfast club....
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The Lancashire School Food Plan has been produced by Lancashire Healthy Schools and Lancashire County Commercial Group. The plan includes guidance to help....
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Durham schools growing food project, Growing Healthy, links growing food with health, school meals and learning.
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An interview with a head teacher who has lead a radical change to improve her school's food culture -with a strong focus on a practical...
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This new school food business now employs 75 local people and buys produce from 30 local farms, as well as benefiting the local economy the company...
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This school has gone from an isolated food project to embedding food in everything they do, engaging pupils, parents and the wider community
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Food is not only embedded in cookery lessons it's also a focus for enterprise, with a 6th form catering café
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As well as keeping pigs and chickens, this small school sources as much food for its canteen locally as possible
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Children applied for jobs in their school café that ran for a week. Their hard work and enterprise skills came off when the BBC film crew tuned up.
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Pupil enterprise skills are central to this school sustaining it's whole school approach to food education and good quality meals
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www.shakeupyourwakeup.comEvents for the community in cooking and growing
www.foodforlife.org.ukGardening club guidance, ideas and activities
apps.rhs.org.ukSetting up school cooking clubs - resources
www.letsgetcooking.org.uk