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We need to get the campaign noticed so that we can enact real change. We want to make as big of a fuss as possible about school food because better food leads to a brighter future.
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Great minds weren’t forged in grease
Child health is at a tipping point
Obesity is one of the biggest crises facing our country, with diet-related disease-causing untold personal misery and costing the NHS £6 billion a year and rising. In the most deprived areas, 1 in 3 children leaves primary school obese, almost double the rates in more privileged areas.
Investing equally in the next generation, equipping every child with the skills to eat and cook real food for themselves, is a proven, vital intervention into their future health, wellbeing and happiness. Yet while the school food system has come a long way, there is still too often beige, boring bad for you food being served up in schools.
“But you can’t change the system.” Nope.
“But good food is expensive”. Wrong again.
“Kids don’t need nice food”. Now that’s just mean.
Better is possible
At Chefs in Schools, we’re delivering clean, healthy, inexpensive, generation-powering, mind-opening, society-changing food in schools – and inspiring and enabling schools across the country to follow our lead.
Join the revolution – help us to fuel the future.
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baking bread: A Lesson in food education
Baking bread from scratch is something the primary schools we work with all do. Not only does it smell amazing, but it’s a good way to make savings which can be reinvested in buying better produce. It’s also a neat way of introducing new flavours to pupils.
Neal’s Yard Dairy x chefs in schools
The team at Neal’s Yard Dairy already do a cheese of the month selection, but this time, for the community box, the purchase also includes a £2.50 donation to a cause close to their hearts.
Butcher’s christmas hampers supporting chefs in schools
The Canvin and Catchpole Christmas Hampers are back with a new target to supply 3,000 school meals in partnership with Chefs in Schools and the #giveasausage campaign.
a garden for sabina
Sabina Nessa was a teacher at Rushey Green Primary School in Lewisham, one of the schools we support. They are a fantastic team and it’s heartbreaking to know they’ve lost a passionate, caring and dedicated teacher in such cruel circumstances.
Chefs in Schools wins Garfield Weston Foundation Grant
We are delighted to announce that the Garfield Weston foundation is supporting chefs in schools with a grant of £75,000 over the next three years.
School Food in The Spotlight at Pop Up Event
Chefs, students and the Craft Guild of Chefs worked together to put on a pop-up supper club with a difference – serving school lunch to the diners.
Ethical meat endeavours at Stormont House
Charlie is the Head Chef at Stormont House SENs School, and serves up a vegetarian menu twice a week, investing the savings he makes in better quality meat for the other days.
PRESS RELEASE – FOOD FOUNDATION
New data from the Food Foundation shows half of households with children think the increase in energy bills will mean they have to consider buying less food. This rises to two thirds (67%) in households with children on Universal Credit.
The Reality of Food in Schools
Our Chief Executive, Naomi Duncan, shared her thoughts with Clemmie Telford for The Mother Of All Lists blog on how and why we need to transform food, food culture and food education in schools.
Home Learning – Create a Hungry Caterpillar
FUN FOOD ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN Teach fine motor skills and build kitchen confidence. Art & food combine in this activity.
Support our Free Schools Meals Lunch Box Scheme
Boxes are for families living with food in security - no child should go hungry because of this crisis.
From Michelin Stars to School Food
For International School Meals Day, we went behind the scenes at Lampton School. It’s down to the Head Chef, David Darmanin, to ensure everything runs smoothl
