School Food | Cooking, Nutrition & Safety

Our newly launched School Food Newsletter is here! We hope by providing these informative termly newsletters we can...

• Provide support/advice on cooking and nutrition in school
• Share ideas and knowledge
• Build school food community
• Support to improve practical sessions
• Share school’s work
• Keep schools up to date with nutrition news/events.

 

Read our Spring 2022 newsletter here.

Here are a selection of recipes and food activities to try at home - Get inspired! 

Banana Loaf | Bubble & Squeak | Leftover Minestrone | Tin Can Stew 

Rainbow Recipes to celebrate our carers | Creamy Pasta | Couscous | Egg Muffins | Fried Rice | Pizza | Risotto 

Celebrate VE Day with some wartime 'Carroty Buns'

A cost effective, high quality, valued service, exceeding the National Curriculum requirements for D&T Cooking and Nutrition and assesses against it. Pupils will be taught skills enabling them to cook whilst applying the principles of nutrition and healthy eating. Our service also creates cross-curricular links to support the whole school with curriculum intent, implementation and impact.

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The team has recently developed a series of family and parent focused workshops, covering a wide range of topics such as food budgeting, understanding food labels, learning about hidden sugars as well as cooking quick, easy and nutritious meals to feed the whole family. By teaching basic skills, it is hoped that parents go away feeling motivated to make small changes which will have a big impact on their family. Read the full article on the Educate Magazine website.

The start of a new year sees the promise of resolutions, with the most common one being to eat healthier. Family life can be hectic and often the easiest meals are ones that are ready made, but what can we do to get children and their families to want to cook more? 

Our low fat family friendly Chinese Noodle Soup Recipe is quick and simple and can be easily replicated at home - Give it a try!

This training course will explore the knowledge, skills and techniques needed to teach all aspects of cooking and nutrition as well as build confidence in delivering the subject.

Each delegate will leave with an understanding of how to move forward with this subject as well as an in-depth guide going through the process from start to finish with all the information you need to deliver safe, effective, informative, hands-on and enjoyable practical cookery sessions for staff and pupils.
 

Please get in touch with [email protected] for more information.

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Wherever food is served, it is important to demonstrate the highest standards of food preparation, handling, storage and serving. CIEH Food Safety training is currently available at either Introductory/Level 1 or Foundation/Level 2 and is suitable for catering managers, catering staff, lunchtime supervisors, teachers, teaching assistants and anyone else within your school setting who works around food.

All candidates will receive a certificate upon completion of the course as well as full CIEH accreditation in the subject. You will also receive a set of in-depth training materials, including a handbook to use in your setting. 

Training can be delivered onsite to groups of staff. Use the links above or  email [email protected] for more information or to book suitable dates.

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 states that 'schools have a duty to support pupils at their school with medical conditions.' You should make sure that you support pupils with any medical conditions in school. This could include ensuring that a child with an allergy is able to eat a school lunch.

Food that might be perfectly safe for one person to eat might also be harmful to another, therefore it is vitally important that everyone responsible for preparing or handling food is fully aware of what could trigger an allergic reaction, and understands the precautions that need to be taken.

Upon completion of this training, all candidates will receive a certificate as well as full CIEH accreditation in the subject. You will also receive a set of in-depth training materials, including a handbook to use in your setting. 

This course is delivered onsite, click here or email [email protected] for more information

A professionally qualified officer will visit your school and complete an audit to ascertain whether your school meals provision meets the standards set by the School Food Plan. Following the visit, a report will be provided with observations and recommendations as well as ongoing, additional support.The audit can be undertaken independently or in conjunction with the Health and Wellbeing Award. 

This can vary from Health days (can integrate into health weeks within school), History days (Tudors, Victorians, and Wartime etc.), Maths days, Science days, Geography days (Spanish, Italian, and French etc.), Seasonal days (Christmas, Easter or Diwali etc.) our School Food Advisors can cater to almost any subject!

Understanding this role within the context of the whole school, developing positive behaviour strategies, increasing understanding of issues around healthy eating, playground activities and creating stimulating and creative lunchtime activities.

This programme has proven to be a great success in many schools around Liverpool. By inviting parents into school in an informal and relaxed atmosphere they will have the opportunity to develop new skills and gain recipe inspiration whilst also improving family relationships, confidence with food and social skills.

Support the development of your school food policy with our handy guide. Covering equal opportunities, curriculum, food and drink provision in school/what is brought in, special dietary requirements, food safety and the eating environment. Remember the team can support you in developing your skills, knowledge or provision around food,  email [email protected] for further details.

If you would like to discuss any of the options available, please get in touch with [email protected] or call 0151 233 3901

All of our services can be delivered flexibly to suit the needs of your school/group of schools.

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