Education

The University of Manchester transformed their in-door canteen into a street market where local traders rented space.

The voluntary scheme asks for schools to complete a survey with questions such as whether healthy eating is a curriculum policy, whether food is grown on-site for school meals and how much time is

The young people’s first session, which took place in early May, encouraged the students to explore food using their five senses and five tastes.

The Rice Innovation day was hosted by Tilda, winners of the Zest Quest 2018 ‘Best use of Rice’.

The awards celebrate its members' achievements and recognises the 'commitment and efforts' of teams and individuals working across the  range of positions in catering and hospitality.

Williams visited the school to co-host and deliver a focus group to 40 children aged between 11 and 14 years.

Aged 11 and from New Swannington Primary School, she said: “I really enjoyed my afternoon cooking and I can’t believe I won as everyone else had great recipes and worked really hard.”

LTS Catering, part of Leicestershire County Council’s trading arm, serves more than 33,000 healthy school meals to more than 230 schools across the Midlands.

Dimbleby will investigate the entire food system to investigate what changes are necessary.

Leeper is employed and based at The Trafalgar School at Downtown and has been a 'great advocate' for broadening children’s tastes and ensuring they receive a balanced diet at school.