- Overview
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The food education team offers expert guidance and tailored support to help educational settings improve food provision, education and policy.
- Benefits
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Improved outcomes - Good nutrition is known to support children’s growth, energy levels and mental resilience as well as improving concentration, academic outcomes, behaviour and attendance. A good diet along with physical activity can reduce the risk of obesity, chronic diseases and improve oral health.
Compliance with statutory requirements - We help ensure settings meet mandatory food guidelines and support them with their role in developing and maintaining a good food culture.
Long-term positive habits -Our packages can help teach children about food and cooking skills to develop positive eating behaviours in children and their families.
Upskilling school staff - We provide training to help staff understand school food standards and effectively embed food education into the curriculum.
Our services
We offer a free no-obligation discussion to understand your requirements and explore how we can help. All our packages are bespoke, ensuring custom solutions to fit your individual needs.
Examples of our work
We have successfully supported schools and nurseries with:
- catering recruitment - helping schools find skilled kitchen staff
- school food standards certification - ensuring menu compliance with statutory standards (also available for Eat Better, Start Better Early Years Guidance)
- training for staff - training packages available for all staff including:
- midday supervisors
- senior midday staff
- governors
- senior leaders
- food technology leads
- comprehensive support - reviewing lunchtimes, developing policy and embedding food education
- whole school projects - helping to implement sustainable health improvements for students and families
- Cost
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- half-day support: £154.80
- full-day support: £297.60
Multi-package discounts available.
- Feedback
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“Everyone is buzzing, thank you so much for the time and valuable engagement with our staff and pupils!” – Head Teacher, South Holland
“My staff team left the training buzzing. Hannah was very knowledgeable, and they have taken a lot away.” – Head Teacher, North Kesteven
“Your review and action plan will help us make improvements and move forward as a team.”– Head Teacher, East Lindsey
“Just to say this is such a good idea, and it’s had a great impact on our schools already.” – Executive Head Teacher, West Lindsey
“The project has helped us to remember who we are and know who we want to be as a setting” – Nursery Manager, East Lindsey
- Contact
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We’d love to chat about how we can support your school. Contact us today at foodeducation@lincolnshire.gov.uk for a free consultation.