To celebrate ISMD2021, UNESCO has shared their resources on school health and nutrition. Click here to access
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Category: health and wellbeing
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2021 – Inspiring change; school breakfast project launched nationwide in the UK
An initiative from two Winston Churchill Fellows, Lynne Hindmarch and Lindsay Graham has meant the launch of a new breakfast club model that is being rolled out across UK primary and secondary schools to provide a morning boost to schoolchildren. The Breakfast Club Cart is the first of its kind in the UK and has...
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2021 – Gluten-free choices make meals safe for coeliacs
The charity Coeliac UK supports International School Meals Day 2021 with their top tips for creating affordable, nutritious gluten free lunches for children (and adults alike). Click here to learn more
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2021 – Healthy food and fun activities on the menu in Bradford, England
Over the past 6 months, #HealthyHolidaysBradford funding enabled Community Organisations across Bradford to support 2,873 school-aged children and young people, with 34,390 portions of food provided alongside engaging activities. Click here to read more
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2021: Blog – Providing access to safe and nutritious food for school children around world is central to the work of Tetra Laval
Providing access to safe and nutritious food for school children around the world is at the center of the work we drive at Tetra Laval Food for Development. And it hasn’t been more relevant than now. The world food system currently faces the double threat of a growing global population coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic....
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2021 – Hot chocolate became a cosy ritual during lockdown for pupils in Scotland
This year, with schools around the world largely shut due to Covid, pupils at Boclair Academy (@BoclairAcademy) in Scotland started a cosy ritual of hot chocolate and toast. This ritual brought pupils and staff together virtually providing an opportunity to connect and support one another through lockdown
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2021 – Equity in access to meals during Covid
The UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning has worked during the COVID19 school closures to plan for healthy meals beyond schools to ensure equity. Click here to find out what can be done
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2021 – Helping to keep children healthy in Leeds, England
The Leeds Community Foundation in England works hard to make sure children get access to healthy food. Last Summer saw 45,870 meals provided to school aged children across Leeds through the #HealthyHolidaysLeeds programme. And they look forward to continuing to support the vital work of Community Organisations supporting children and their families. Click here to...
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2021 – Let’s listen to young people when we talk about the right to food
The Children’s Right 2 Food Campaign n the UK is working with young people to make sure their right to food is upheld. One Young Food Ambassador Beth recently met with the English education department to talk about her ideas on school food. Let’s make sure more young people are being heard by policymakers, caterers...
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2021 – Kitchen teams come out from behind the scenes
Chefs in Schools celebrated kitchen teams on International School School Meals Day. This is Anthony, who stepped up to be an assistant at St Ann’s, a school in England, when Covid left them short staffed. As thanks, a meal was made in his honour, one of his favourite dishes from Mumbai, Pav Bhaji..