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Reports
Our library of reports, research publications and guidance for those involved in the implementation of the food in school standards.
Food purchases and consumption on the journey to and from school: a pilot study
November 2011. Student journeys to and from school offer opportunities to make food purchases, but little is known about how often such purchases are…
Parent voice: School meals and packed lunches
September 2011 A survey of a nationally representative cross-section of 1,000 parents of school age children to understand more fully why parents choose…
Statistical Release: take up of school lunches in England 2010-2011
July 2011 Release of figures for the take up of school lunches 2010-2011
Sixth annual survey of take up of school meals in England
July 2011 The report of the School Food Trust and LACA survey on the take-up of school meals 2010-2011 is now available.
School food: Perceptions of head teachers and local authorities
Perceptions of reasons for changes in the take up of school meals from head teachers and local authorities.
Schools Food Panel tenth survey of headteachers
October 2010 School Food Trust’s tenth headteachers panel survey.
Primary school food survey 2009 full technical report
August 2010 A national study examined what was taken and eaten by primary school children in 2009 and compared with similar data collected in 2005.
Statistical Release: take up of school lunches in England 2009-2010
July 2010 Release of figures for the take up of school lunches 2009-2010
Fifth annual survey of take up of school meals in England
July 2010 The report of the School Food Trust and LACA survey on the take-up of school meals 2009-2010 is now available.
Schools Food Panel ninth survey of headteachers
May 2010 School Food Trust’s ninth headteachers panel survey.
School lunch versus packed lunch: Evidence of compliance with school food standards
May 2010 This document summarises the main findings from a portfolio of research which is relevant to the comparison of school lunches and packed lunches…
Primary school food survey 2009 - School lunches versus packed lunches
May 2010 A survey to assess the impact of the standards on catering provision and pupil food selection and consumption by pupils taking a school lunch.…
Schools Food Panel - findings to date
October 2010 A round up of the findings of all ten Schools Food Panel reports.
Schools Food Panel eighth survey of headteachers
March 2010 School Food Trust’s eighth headteachers panel survey.
Primary school food survey 2009
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.
An analysis of the relationship between school meal take-up and prices
January 2010 An analysis of the relationship between the price of and demand for school lunches
Fourth annual survey of take up of school meals in England
November 2009 The final version of the School Food Trust and LACA survey on the take-up of school meals 2008/09 is now available.
School lunch and learning behaviour in secondary schools: dietary data
September 2009 Changes to secondary school food provision and dining room environments increase the intakes of key nutrients and improve compliance with…
Schools Food Panel seventh survey of headteachers
August 2009 School Food Trust’s seventh headteachers panel survey.
School lunch and learning behaviour in primary schools: an intervention study
July 2009 Children in primary school were over three times more likely to concentrate and be alert in the classroom when changes were made to the food…
