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Wirral Council urges parents to claim free school meals

15/12/2011 00:12

Wirral Council is urging parents to claim free school meals for eligible children, as schools say that many are still not claiming the meals they are entitled to.

In recent years the numbers of children receiving free school meals has been linked to school funding.

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Half a million extra kids are to qualify for Pupil Premium, according to reports

12/12/2011 00:12

The Department for Education has announced that half a million extra pupils are now to qualify for the Pupil Premium, one of the additional benefits provided to children registered for free school meals.

The support is to be extended to all children who have been registered for...

Sharing the School Food Trust’s vision

12/12/2011 00:12

The School Food Trust has partnered with The Children's Food Trust to share its vision – to provide children with a balanced diet, cooking skills and food education they need to reach their full potential.

The Children's Food Trust will have its formal launch at a Children's...

Hampshire County Council Catering Services wins chicken award

12/12/2011 00:12

The Hampshire County Council Catering Services (HC3S) has received the ‘Good Chicken’ award from Compassion In World Farming for the use of chicken and chicken products that meet strict animal welfare criteria.

The accolade recognises HC3S’s commitment to ensuring the purchase...

Top chef Brian Turner to present schools with Food for Life Partnership Awards

05/12/2011 00:12

Top chef Brian Turner is presenting the Gold and Silver Food for Life Partnership Awards to 19 schools from across the country on Wednesday (7 December) for their commitment to transforming school food culture.

The awarded schools are:

Gold
Chestnuts Primary School,...

LACA responds to Guardian letter on school meal standards in academies

02/12/2011 12:12

LACA chair Lynda Mitchell has sent a letter to the Guardian supporting the views of children’s food campaigner and teacher Jackie Schneider.

The national newspaper recently published a letter from Schneider, a Food For Life Partnership adviser, urging all supporters of school meal...

Sodexo partners with Rocket Gardens to provide schools with grow-your-own kitchen gardens

02/12/2011 00:12

Sodexo, a leading provider of onsite service solutions, has teamed up with Rocket Gardens to provide schools across the country with grow-your-own kitchen gardens.

As part of Rocket Gardens’ ‘Dig for the Future’ project, which encourages schools to get children growing organic...

Contract caterer Aspens secures three year deal with North Birmingham Academy

29/11/2011 00:11

Independent contract caterer Aspens Services has been awarded a new three-year foodservice deal by North Birmingham Academy, part of the expanding E-ACT group of Academies.

The foodservice deal starts in January 2012 and will enable Aspens to continue to work closely with the...

Caterer AiP wins second Bedford catering contract

29/11/2011 00:11

Public and private education caterers Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has secured a second contract at a Bedfordshire school.

The five year contract awarded by Samuel Whitbread Community College in Shefford has a value of £1.5 million to the privately owned catering company....

School meals provider Chartwells wins catering contract with Derby City Council

28/11/2011 00:11

School meals provider Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has won a three year catering contract worth £4.5 million by Derby City Council.

Chartwells will deliver school catering services to 5,700 pupils across 32 primary and special schools in Derby city....