Education

“We need to get kids back to school as soon as we can for their health.

Just over half of pupils who would have received free school meals at school stated they had eaten no fresh vegetables across a three-day period following the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown.

These have included schools that have used their kitchens to create community hubs preparing food for delivery or pick up to vulnerable people in their local communities, including the elderly and

Monday 11th May saw the launch of the two week event, which promotes growing and eating delicious fruits and veggies.

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) research, funded by Nuffield Foundation, is based on a national survey of 1,233 senior leaders in publicly-funded, mainstream primary and sec

The first will feature an interview with LACA chair Stephen Forster looking to the future of school catering services, to be followed by a panel discussion.

Managing director Robin Mills said: “The deal was completed in early March and will play a key role in reshaping the ‘return to work’ strategy for Compass.

They include its Stay Safe, Eat Well programme which incorporates lessons from across its global business on operating a foodservice provision in a Covid-19 environment.

The organisation said it acted after it received reports of a risk of local seasonal vegetables destined for the food services sector going to waste, while other veg is in short supply.

Chief executive Dominic Blakemore said: “Given the uncertainty in the short term outlook, a strong balance sheet will allow us to weather the crisis whilst continuing to invest in the business to e