Education

The awards, which took place at 15 Hatfields, an environmentally-friendly conference centre in London, are an indication of Pride's commitment to transforming school food culture.

Emily Smith from the Surrey college competed against five other regional finalists from Wales, London, Liverpool and Leeds in the UK final of the Délifrance Sandwich World Cup held in Wigston.

The events, which were trialled earlier in the year, see Craft Guild members visit school classroom kitchens to get parents and guardians cooking with their children.

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

The support is to be extended to all children who have been registered for free school meals in the last six years.

The accolade recognises HC3S's commitment to ensuring the purchase only of higher welfare chicken, using only birds that are reared in better living conditions so that they have a longer, and healthy

The Children's Food Trust will have its formal launch at a Children's Food Conference on 7th March 2012, where speakers including Sir Michael Marmot and Dame Clare Tickell will join delegates to consi

The Catering Mark is a unique scheme which recognises caterers and restaurants who serve fresh food that is free from controversial additives and better for animal welfare.

They were among a number of local councils celebrating success as APSE announced the winners of the best and most improved performers in frontline services at a special awards event, held in Blackpool

The awarded schools are: Gold Chestnuts Primary School, Haringey, London Collaton St Mary, Paignton, Devon Crich Junior School, Matlock, Derbyshire Great Missenden C of E Combined Primary School, Buck