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2024: A sustainable school kitchen at Rushey Green Primary School in London
March 14, 2024March 14, 2024
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2024: A sustainable school kitchen at Rushey Green Primary School in London

Chefs in Schools is a UK charity that aims to fuel the future by transforming school food and food education, training kitchen teams to serve great school lunches. They provide hands-on support to schools in London, Bournemouth and Sheffield and online resources that can support all schools to provide healthier school meals. One project supported...

2024: The Big Bocs Bwyd scheme reduces local food waste in Wales
March 14, 2024March 14, 2024
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2024: The Big Bocs Bwyd scheme reduces local food waste in Wales

A new scheme from the Welsh government is reducing food waste and providing hands-on learning opportunities for pupils. ‘The Big Bocs Bywd’ – translated in English as ‘The Big Food Box’ is providing food growing and storage facilities to schools in Wales, along with a ‘Pay As You Feel’ shop that allows those in need...

2024: The caterer innovations that have made Scottish school meals better
March 13, 2024March 13, 2024
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2024: The caterer innovations that have made Scottish school meals better

This International School Meals Day, Food for Life Scotland and ASSIST FM are celebrating the inspiring innovation of Scotland’s school caterers, who, despite external pressures, work tirelessly every day to provide a high quality, nutritionally balanced and sustainably sourced school meal. Around 450,000 meals are served every day across Scotland’s 32 Local Authorities. In 15...

2024: Fuelling Future Generations in Ghana Through Food
March 13, 2024March 13, 2024
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2024: Fuelling Future Generations in Ghana Through Food

Jeffrey Opoku, founder of the Education 4 Adaption Accelerator programme, provides green curriculums and schools in Ghana. The programme partners with #BreakFreeFromPlastic to support the integration of plastic education in Ghana’s education curriculum. Practical activity involves supporting partner schools in eliminating single-use plastics, replacing them with eco-friendly alternatives. They plan to expand the curriculum to...

2024: Innovation in school meals: new routes to sustainable nutrition
March 7, 2024March 7, 2024
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2024: Innovation in school meals: new routes to sustainable nutrition

Simon Massey, Head of Engagement & Learning at the charity Children in Scotland, looks ahead to this year’s International School Meals Day (ISMD). Children in Scotland was managing ISMD before I arrived in 2015 and it’s great to see it reach its 12th year! Thanks to Scottish Government funding, a network of partners from around...

2017 Blog – A letter from America on ISMD
March 8, 2017March 8, 2018
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2017 Blog – A letter from America on ISMD

By Alistair McIntyre, Head of Catering Services at Scottish Borders Council.   It seems very strange to be sending this from San Antonio in Texas about school meals but I have  just seen one breakfast service in Martin Elementary school in the Northern district that serves 30,000 breakfasts every day…..that’s the district, not the school! So, 355 pupils...

2017 – Build a Sandwich Day, Scotland
March 8, 2017March 8, 2018
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2017 – Build a Sandwich Day, Scotland

Taking activity beyond ISMD, Busby Primary School, East Renfrewshire, Scotland is having a special ‘Build Your Sandwich’ lunch menu on Tuesday 14 March. Find out more  

March 9, 2016March 9, 2018
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2016 – Jamie’s Kitchen Garden Project

2016 – Jamie’s Kitchen Garden Project Renowned chef Jamie Oliver set up this initiative for young people to learn about healthy eating and how to cook, and they were happy to get involved and spread the International School Meals Day message.