Find out more about the Scottish Youth Parliament RightToFood campaign that is calling on decision-makers to extend free school meals to all. What is the Right to Food? The Right to Food sets out a range of standards that a countries food systems should be able to meet. For many reasons that this campaign will draw...
We hear from Food for Life Scotland and ASSIST FM about the progress made in the school meals sector in Scotland. This International School Meals Day, catering teams from across Scotland will not only be showcasing an international and diverse menu, but they will also be making the most of regional favourites, local produce, and healthy...
The theme for International School Meals Day this year, taking place on Thursday 9th March, is Our changing food – methods, menus and meals. In the run up to the day itself, Food for Life Scotland will be taking the opportunity to highlight the fantastic work being done by catering teams across Scotland to serve award winning meals that are...
This year’s 10th anniversary theme, ‘Celebrating School Meals’, encouraged the sharing of ideas, stories and experiences of the past, present and future. This infographic shows how successful the day was! Thank you to everybody who got involved from around the world. Click here to download the infographic as a PDF
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has sent her best wishes to everyone taking part in the 10th annual International School Meals Day. ‘School meals play a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our children and young people no matter their circumstances, and I’m proud of the collaborative work Scotland has done with other...
All schools in East Renfrewshire in Scotland will get to enjoy a menu full of international recipes and tastes, as they hold a special theme day for International School Meals Day.
Here is a welcome message for the 10th anniversary of International School Meals Day from Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills at the Scottish Government.
I am writing this blog to celebrate the 10th anniversary of International School Meals Day (ISMD) with you. The concept of ISMD first emerged when Scotland and the USA started to discuss the opportunities and challenges involved in providing school meals. Through a shared belief that school meals can play a vital role in the...
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
In Scotland, Stirling Council was the first local authority to upgrade and achieve the Soil Association Scotland Silver award. As part of the changes made to their menu, organic milk is now served in all Stirling Council primary schools. Click here to read more