December 2009 Making the food we provide in schools healthier is only half the battle. Young people have to want to eat it. If you have a pleasant and happy environment, people will want to eat there.
Recent research for the School Food Trust shows that children’s biggest barrier to eating schools meals is the perceived lack of time and space to enjoy doing so.
However, this new Fresh Look guide shows there are some relatively easy steps you can take to help overcome this.
- In your school, is queuing for your pupils stressful?
- Do you feel you need to get support from parents?
- Are your pupils eating lunch at break time rather then lunchtime?
The new, practical guide tackles a wide range of issues focusing on improving dining spaces, lunchtime management and promoting healthy eating. It considers the roles of headteachers, cooks, caterers, business managers and lunchtime supervisors – all those who should be helping bring about lasting changes to improve the overall school meal experience.
The guide offers ideas for making the best use of a small space, making the area feel more like a dining room and changing the space to make it feel more inviting, even on a tight budget. It also includes case studies looking at how schools have overcome such challenges.
The guide steers you to a wide range of free, School Food Trust tools and resources to help support you further.
To order a hard copy of the document to be send to you direct please click on the ordering link below.
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The School Food Trust values your feedback; it helps shape the future developments and changes to our resources. Therefore we would be grateful if you could find time to let us know how useful and practical you feel this guide is. Please complete and return this brief questionnaire. All instructions are in the document. Thank you.
