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News
In this section, you can find the latest news and press releases from the Children's Food Trust and School Food Trust. For media enquiries, please call 07867 536 794 or 07825 781 418. Alternatively, email media@childrensfoodtrust.org.uk
Fri, 20th Jan 2012
National recognition for primary school's free school meals drive
A community day initiative started by pupils at a Newham school is being held up as a national example to other schools wanting to encourage families…
Wed, 18th Jan 2012
High take up of free school meals spells success for Southwark: Southwark Council press release
The vast majority of reception and year one pupils in Southwark are benefiting from the council's pioneering free health healthy school meals programme,…
Mon, 16th Jan 2012
New guidelines launched on food and drink in early years
Nurseries, childminders and other providers of early years services now have extra support on providing healthy meals for young children and to help reduce…
Thu, 12th Jan 2012
Plans to change school premises regulations for kitchens and dining rooms – what we say
Government is currently consulting on plans to make changes to school premises regulations. These include proposals to remove existing requirements that…
Mon, 9th Jan 2012
Rob to open new school kitchen
Staff and pupils at a North Somerset school will be marking the official reopening of their school kitchen on Wednesday (11th Jan) with a visit from our…
Thu, 5th Jan 2012
Marmot and Tickell to speak at inaugural Children's Food Conference
Sir Michael Marmot and Dame Clare Tickell are to head a line-up of prestigious speakers on why better food for children is at the heart of improving public…
Tue, 3rd Jan 2012
Congratulations to Jeanette Orrey
Congratulations from the School Food Trust to Children’s food campaigner and dinner lady Jeanette Orrey, who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s…
Thu, 29th Dec 2011
New powers for schools to beat the takeaways - Department for Education news release
Schools will now be able to take on the takeaways with special meal deals to boost take up of school lunches and tackle obesity.
Tue, 20th Dec 2011
Big response to keep cooking on the curriculum
We’re delighted to see that there’s been such strong support for keeping practical cooking in the National Curriculum.
Mon, 19th Dec 2011
Schools urged to get families signed up for free school meals in the New Year
With less than a month until the annual pupil census, schools are being urged to start New Year with a reminder to families on low incomes to claim their…
Sun, 18th Dec 2011
New report explores "manipulative" online food marketing to children
A new report from the British Heart Foundation and the Children’s Food Campaign explores the online marketing tactics used by food manufacturers to…
Fri, 16th Dec 2011
School meals letter to academies
The School Food Trust is to ask all academy schools to state their commitment to providing healthy food for children on our website.
Thu, 15th Dec 2011
CFT's Dr Michael Nelson on latest child obesity figures
Our Director of Research, Dr Michael Nelson, has given his response to new figures from the National Child Measurement Programme which were published…
Mon, 12th Dec 2011
Trust unveils new social enterprise
The School Food Trust has confirmed its move into social enterprise with the launch of a new community interest company to grow its work.
Mon, 12th Dec 2011
Pupil Premium announcement is a free school meals reminder
We've responded to the news that half a million extra pupils are to qualify for the Pupil Premium, one of the additional benefits provided to children…
Thu, 8th Dec 2011
A letter from our chairman
School food blogger and campaigner, Jackie Schneider, wrote to us and other supporters of good food in schools recently about the Government's policy…
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
We respond to the Government's review of Personal, Social, Health and Economics education
Our response to the Government's review of Personal, Social, Health and Economics (PHSE) education stresses that children's learning about healthy eating…
Fri, 25th Nov 2011
We respond to academy concerns
We are urging anyone with concerns about food in academy schools to share their evidence - to help us ensure all pupils are getting the healthy lunchtime…
Wed, 23rd Nov 2011
The real five-a-day? UK kids feast on chocolate, energy drinks and crisps (BHF news release)
A new survey by the British Heart Foundation shows that UK kids are turning their backs on fruit and veg in favour of snacks loaded with fat, salt and…
Mon, 21st Nov 2011
Education Bill go-ahead for flexible school meal charging
Royal Assent for the Education Bill means that plans to give schools and caterers more flexibility in promoting healthy school meals to families have…
Tue, 15th Nov 2011
Schools urged to encourage free school meals registration (from DfE news release)
Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England could be missing out on extra cash for their schools, according to the Department for Education.
Thu, 10th Nov 2011
New report from ‘Growing up in Ireland’ and calls for junk food exclusion zones around schools
This week, the Government of Ireland’s Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, announced that her department is looking at using…
Thu, 10th Nov 2011
New funding for Let's Get Cooking in the South West and South East
The School Food Trust's Let's Get Cooking programme has been named among projects in the South West and South East London to receive new Health Lottery…
Mon, 7th Nov 2011
New parent survey - what we say
89% of parents are happy with their child's school meals, according to a new survey out today.
Wed, 2nd Nov 2011
Minister gets cooking!
Minister for Children and Families, Sarah Teather, swapped the dispatch box for the chopping board on a visit to Let's Get Cooking today.
Wed, 2nd Nov 2011
Health Select Committee report on public health plans - what we say
This week, the Health Select Committee published its conclusions from a review of the Government's public health plans.
Tue, 1st Nov 2011
School serves up kitchen improvements: Enfield Council press release
An Enfield school is officially unveiling a new £255,000 kitchen and dining centre as part of a drive to provide healthy and nutritious hot meals to…
Fri, 28th Oct 2011
Parents give backing to Southwark's free healthy school meals scheme - Southwark Council press release
Parents have given their backing to Southwark Council's free healthy school meals programme to help tackle high childhood obesity in the borough, according…
Thu, 27th Oct 2011
Free school meals are a tasty hit: Enfield Council press release
All children attending an Enfield primary school are being offered free school meals for the next two years.
Thu, 27th Oct 2011
New funding for Let's Get Cooking in Kent and Medway and North East
The School Food Trust's Let's Get Cooking programme has been named among projects in Kent and Medway and the North East to receive new Health Lottery…
Tue, 25th Oct 2011
What we say - Feed Me Even Better manifesto
Six years on from his 'Feed me better' campaign, Jamie Oliver has published his latest manifesto for continuing to improve school meals and access to…
Thu, 20th Oct 2011
Let's Get Cooking among Solihull and Birmingham projects to get new Health Lottery funding
Our Let's Get Cooking programme is among five projects in Solihull and Birmingham to be awarded new Health Lottery funding from the People’s Health…
Tue, 18th Oct 2011
A meal for every child - don't miss out: Luton Council press release
More than 5,000 children in Luton are missing out on free healthy, tasty school meals, which could save parents on average £300 per child every year.…
Fri, 14th Oct 2011
The education capital review and school funding reform - what we say
This week saw the close of two Government consultations covering important issues for good lunchtimes at school.
Thu, 13th Oct 2011
Eating well must start early: Trust responds on obesity call to action
The School Food Trust has responded to the Government’s call to action on obesity, published today.
Wed, 12th Oct 2011
Let’s get men cooking with help from new Health Lottery funding
We’re delighted that some of our work is among the first projects to be awarded new Health Lottery funding from the People’s Health Trust (PHT).
Wed, 12th Oct 2011
Top health award for Trust
The School Food Trust has been named as one of the Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) organisations of the year for its work on children’s food.…
Mon, 3rd Oct 2011
World Cancer Research Fund: lack of fruit and veg in packed lunches a “missed opportunity”
There's lots of coverage today of a warning from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) about packed lunches. The charity says the large number of parents…
Thu, 22nd Sep 2011
More free, healthy school meals - Wolverhampton City Council news release
More children can now enjoy school meals for free in Wolverhampton for another year.
Thu, 22nd Sep 2011
Cheshire East gives fresh boost to school meals and local food suppliers - Cheshire East Council press release
Cheshire East Council has given a fresh boost to school meals and local food producers and suppliers.
Mon, 19th Sep 2011
Fuel for freshers
Going away to university for the first time is exciting, demanding, tiring and nerve-wracking - so it’s really important to give your body the right…
Wed, 14th Sep 2011
Thousands of pupils to receive free healthy school meals in drive to tackle childhood obesity (Southwark Council news release)
Every primary school pupil in Southwark will receive free school meals as part of a radical drive to help combat spiralling levels of childhood obesity.…
Tue, 6th Sep 2011
Free school meals campaign is big success (Hartlepool Borough Council news release)
A campaign to ensure that children in Hartlepool who qualify for free school meals receive their entitlement is proving a huge success.
Tue, 6th Sep 2011
Concerns over breakfast clubs after charity poll
The charity 4Children has raised concerns about the future of breakfast and after-school clubs for children, after a survey showed one in ten could face…
Mon, 5th Sep 2011
Money talks for families considering healthy school meals
Families would be more likely to switch to healthy school meals this month if schools run price promotions on their menus, according to a new survey.
Thu, 1st Sep 2011
School Food Trust responds to ‘Beware lunchbox fillers’ report from Which?
The School Food Trust has responded to new research from Which? showing that giving your child two pre-packed lunchbox products* could add 22g sugar and…
Mon, 29th Aug 2011
Trust responds to Which? poll on school meal prices
The School Food Trust has given its response to a survey by Which? magazine, which looks at school meal prices ahead of the new term.
Fri, 26th Aug 2011
Top tips for the new term
As school kitchens prepare to open their serveries once again for a new school year, here's a reminder of our top 'back to school' tips.
Fri, 26th Aug 2011
Our response to obesity research: start early, keep up the good work on healthy school meals and boost cooking skills
Here's our response to new research, published in The Lancet, predicting that 26 million people in the UK could be clinically obese by 2030.
Tue, 9th Aug 2011
New faces join our board
Six new faces have joined the board of the School Food Trust, as the charity prepares to complete its move into the third sector.
