As International School Meals Day marks its 12th year with the theme ‘Innovation in school meals: new routes to sustainable nutrition’, Simon Massey, Head of Engagement & Learning at Children in Scotland, looks back at the beginnings of ISMD and it’s evolution over more than a decade. How it started International School Meals Day first...
2024: Make sure no child or young person is too hungry to learn this International School Meals Day
This International School Meals Day, Together Scotland, the alliance of children’s charities promoting the UNCRC’s implementation, have taken the opportunity to shine a light on the work of Magic Breakfast. Making sure that no child or young person is too hungry to learn, Magic Breakfast provides thousands of breakfasts across Scotland to children and young...
2024: Innovation starts on a local level: Food for Life Scotland on championing Scottish suppliers
Food for Life Scotland work with schools across the country to put good, sustainable, local food on the plate. Here, Louise Ramsay, Communications Officer, discusses the Food for Life Served Here award and their support for public sector catering staff to deliver more meals cooked from scratch. To celebrate International School Meals Day, Food for...
2024: Blog by the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
International School Meals Day 2024 Jenny Gilruth Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills As Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills I am committed to helping ensure our children and young people are well educated and given the skills to make healthy choices enabling them to live free from diet related conditions. I am proud of...
2024: Drones delivering school meals to remote parts of Scotland
In 2023 Argyll and Bute Council in Scotland won COSLA Excellence award for their innovative pilot project to test the use of drones to reach rural and remote schools currently relying on traditional methods of transport to deliver school meals. Ahead of International School Meals Day 2024, Christine Boyle, Senior Manager – Catering, Cleaning, Events...
2024: Limekilns School and Community Garden Project, Scotland
Limekilns School and Community Garden Project started in June 2022. We are so pleased that the school has shared their journey. Background The Charlestown, Limekilns and Pattiesmuir Nature Conservation Group approached our school with an idea to establish a garden for use by the school and the wider community. Land has been leased from the...
2023: ISMD – the day in numbers
This year was the 11th annual International School Meals Day and had the theme, ‘‘Our changing food – methods, menus and meals’’, encouraged children and young people around the world (with support from their teachers) to connect and talk to each other about the food they eat and the role that it plays in their lives....
2023: A Mexican feast for pupils in Fife, Scotland
As they celebrated International School Meals Day, pupils at Kelty Primary School in Scotland were also celebrating the first time that many of them had tried Tacos and Fajitas. It was a fun but messy lunch as pupils tried their first ever roll…there were a few stained shirts and jumpers, but also lots of smiles.
2023: Cooking up a treat in Edinburgh, Scotland
Nursery/P1 pupils from Canaan Lane Primary School, in Edinburgh joined the City of Edinburgh Council Education Convener Joan Griffiths in preparing onions, carrots, potatoes and leeks for a tasty soup as part of International School Meals Day. The school wishes to thank local supplier George Anderson and Sons for the veg!
2023: Blog – Let’s put an end to school hunger, Aberlour children’s charity, Scotland
In a country as rich as Scotland no child should ever go hungry. Everyone can agree on that. Sadly, we know that this is not true for tens of thousands of families across Scotland struggling to feed their children, often relying on foodbanks to do so. Spiralling energy bills, rising food costs and increasing inflation...