St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School is selected to become national leader on school meals and food education
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School has been selected by the new Lottery-funded Food for Life Partnership to become one of 180 Flagship Schools and Communities across England that will be recognised as national leaders on food quality and food education.
Taking up the challenge laid down by Jamie Oliver’s school dinners campaign, the Food for Life Partnership has been funded by the National Lottery over five years from 2007 to help transform food culture in schools across the country.
Building on St Wilfrid’s achievements to date, the Food for Life Partnership will now help put more fresh, local & organic food on the menu and get our pupils – and interested parents and community groups – cooking and growing food and visiting local farms.
St Wilfrid’s will now receive hands-on support from Food for Life Partnership staff to achieve a Food for Life Partnership GOLD Mark, which will put us at the top of the league table on food culture in school. This will mean that:
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School has been selected by the new Lottery-funded Food for Life Partnership to become one of 180 Flagship Schools and Communities across England that will be recognised as national leaders on food quality and food education.
Taking up the challenge laid down by Jamie Oliver’s school dinners campaign, the Food for Life Partnership has been funded by the National Lottery over five years from 2007 to help transform food culture in schools across the country.
Building on St Wilfrid’s achievements to date, the Food for Life Partnership will now help put more fresh, local & organic food on the menu and get our pupils – and interested parents and community groups – cooking and growing food and visiting local farms.
St Wilfrid’s will now receive hands-on support from Food for Life Partnership staff to achieve a Food for Life Partnership GOLD Mark, which will put us at the top of the league table on food culture in school. This will mean that:
· Our catering team will get help sourcing at least 75% fresh, 50% locally sourced and 30% organic ingredients for our school meals.
· For one week we will host the Food for Life Partnership Cooking Bus, which will welcome, staff, parents and community groups on board alongside pupils to teach useful cooking skills in practical hands-on sessions.
· A garden education officer will help the school community [further] develop an organic growing area in which pupils can grow food for school meals and cooking.
· We will build stronger links with community food businesses and one or more local farms.
· Pupils will be given some of the most enjoyable and memorable experiences of their school lives, cooking and growing food and linking with a local farm.
