The School Food Trust was established by the Department for Education and Skills in September 2005. Its remit is to transform school food and food skills, promote the education and health of children and young people and improve the quality of food in schools.
Million Meals
A Fresh Look at the School Meal Experience Second Edition
Nutrient-Based Standards updated
Canteen rescue
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
MADGe
Improving Kitchen and Dining Spaces
School FEAST
Promoting healthy eating across South East schools was top of the agenda this week when a host of health professionals, professors, nutritionists and doctors came together to discuss various approaches to improve the quality and experience of school dining.
New research has shown for the first time that poor quality canteens are the biggest barrier to children's uptake of school food.
Almost three quarters of primary school children in England are now taking vegetables or salad as part of their average school lunch - following the introduction of mandatory standards for school food.
February 2010
A national study examined what was taken and eaten by primary school children in 2009 and compared with similar data collected in 2005.