Education

For free school meals alone, the uptake rate increased from 67% in 2022 to 70% in 2023.

Up to 287,000 state primary school children across London are now benefitting from free school meals thanks to unprecedented £135m emergency funding from the Mayor of London. 

While the Mayor of London is rolling out free school meals for all primary schoolchildren in London for one year, Tower Hamlets Council is going further by rolling out free school meals for all pri

Targeting schools and nurseries who have a high percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals, the programme’s focused work has seen 17 Derbyshire schools ‘transform’ their food culture.

The survey results showed that 26% of teachers had personally provided food to at least one child during the summer term because they were worried about their welfare.

Sodexo has retained its 30 year partnership with Edinburgh Academy for an additional five years, delivering catering and cleaning services for the 1,200 students at nursery, junior and senior schoo

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said: “The free and healthy school lunches programme has been helping stop school students go hungry, reducing food insecurity and improving learning since 2020.

Khan, who received free school meals as a child, has stepped forward with an emergency £135m to help primary schoolchildren in London receive free school meals from September 2023.

Cool Food Pro is a free carbon reduction calculator that promotes changes in practice for catering organisations, supporting them to source local, seasonal and organic produce, use less but better

Holly's commitment to improving meal preparation methods in the education sector has led her to becoming a Rational ambassador. Her accolades include being named the 2020 LACA School Chef of the Ye