Well designed kitchens and dining areas are key to encouraging children and young people to enjoy quality food at school and to improving take up of school meals.
New research has shown for the first time that poor quality dining rooms are the biggest barrier to children’s uptake of school food. Well designed kitchens and dining areas are key to encouraging children and young people to enjoy quality food at school and to improving their concentration in the afternoon.
Opportunities for improvements within kitchen and dining spaces, (whether new builds or refurbishment) can lead to significant improvements in the quality of the meal and the dining experience.
More in This Section
- Kitchen and dining spaces case studies
A selection of case studies, plans and equipment lists provided by schools that have successfully improved their kitchen and dining spaces as well as details of our own projects aimed at improving efficiency. - Kitchen and dining spaces visuals library
Real life examples of where effective visions and designs have been put in to practice. - Stakeholder Checklists
Developed to help you effectively engage in the processes to produce successful designs and utilisation of kitchen and dining spaces. - Fresh Look Guides
Whether it is procurement or marketing, the series offers tips and practical guidance to schools, LAs and caterers with real case studies showing how others have made changes and achieved genuine improvement - Other School Food Trust resources
Supporting resources to provide further guidance and inspiration. - School Premises Regulations, Building Bulletins and other useful publications
- Links to Stakeholders
- Kitchen and dining spaces research
- Making funds for dinner
In these tight financial times, it can be difficult to know where to start if you need to find funding for larger-scale improvements to your school’s kitchen or dining room.
