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Keep up to date with all the exciting goings-on at Chefs in School below.
Remembering our patron, ailana kamelmacher
Ailana Kamelmacher will be greatly missed by our team.
BACK TO SCHOOL FOR GREAT BRITISH MENU CHEF’S NEXT VENTURE
An award-winning chef, hailed as one to watch in the Great British Menu, is taking on a new challenge – cooking incredible food in a school.
URGENT ACTION NEEDED IN AUTUMN BUDGET AS COST OF LIVING CRISIS MAKES SCHOOL LUNCHES UNAFFORDABLE
Parents forced to cut back on hot school lunches and choose cheaper, less nutritious packed lunches. Food and children’s charities are calling on the Government to prioritise school food in the Autumn budget and urgently expand eligibility for free school meals after...
Deputy Headteacher Carrie Bignell on the combined power of free school meals and good school food culture
Laurel Park School in Palmers Green, North London, cares about its school food and serves up freshly made meals containing incredible produce – this not simply to fuel the future but because for some pupils, it will be the only meal they eat each day.
HEADTEACHER ANDRE BAILEY ON WHY SCHOOL FOOD IS VITAL AND SHOULDN’T BE A LUXURY
Charities are calling for urgent action to end the emerging postcode lottery in school food in England.
Headteacher Sam Palin ON THE POWER OF SCHOOL FOOD and why children across england shouldn’t be missing out
At a time when the cost of school lunch has become increasingly unaffordable for many families, the Mayor of London’s decision to offer free school meals to all primary-age children has been transformational for schools in the capital.
PRESS RELEASE: SCHOOL FOOD CHARITY WINS BBC’S FOOD & FARMING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chefs in Schools, the school food charity, has been crowned this year’s winner of the BBC’s Food and Farming Derek Cooper Achievement Award. The award, named after The Food Programme's first presenter, recognises those who bring about real change in...
CHARLIE BIGHAM’S SERVING UP FREE TRAINING TO SCHOOL CHEFS
Free training to help school chefs whiz up delicious and nutritious menus for their pupils is now on offer across Somerset. Any school in Wells and Somerset can apply for free support which is tailor made for school kitchen teams and starts on October 3rd. It...
chef chantelle nicholson becomes ambassador for chefs in schools
We are delighted to reveal Chantelle Nicholson is coming on board as an ambassador for our charity. Like us, Chantelle cares about food education, seasonality and sustainability. She champions veg-forward cooking in her work at Apricity Restaurant, which won a...
CHEF EMILY SCOTT JOINS CHEFS IN SCHOOLS AS SOUTHWEST AMBASSADOR
A new ambassador is joining the school food revolution! We’re very excited to reveal that the renowned and extremely talented chef Emily Scott is supporting our mission to feed the future well. Emily is our first official South West ambassador and will be helping us...
global agency bbh captures the power of school food for chefs in schools
Our genius and generous friends at @bbhlondon have created a film to mark 5 years of Chefs in Schools. On a hot and sunny day in June, the BBH team headed down to Smallwood Primary to begin their day of shooting. And see for yourself the results! The message? Great...
Our new FREE guide to help schools deliver Universal free school meals is available now
Our new * FREE* guide to help schools deliver UFSM is available now
free school chef training on offer in hull – schools – sign your kitchen teams up now!
Thanks to the William Jackson Food Group and Jacksons Bakery we’re offering free training to school kitchen teams across Hull to help staff and local children reach their potential. The big-hearted food group is footing the bill for thirty chefs to have our...
press release: DEVON SCHOOL FOOD GETS MICHELIN STARRED MAKEOVER
An acclaimed chef who’s cooked for the Queen and worked in Michelin starred restaurants is now serving up school food to lucky youngsters at a Totnes primary school.
FREE RESOURCE TO SPARK CREATION OF FOOD EDUCATION HUBS
Our FREE toolkit which guides schools and community groups through the process of creating a food education hub is available free of charge.
Waitrose announces top 10 women in food, including Chief exec. and co-founder Naomi duncan & Nicole pisani
This is their response:
mayor of london announces one year funding for free school meals for all primary age students in capital
Our response to the news today that the Mayor of London’s office will extend Free School Meals to all primary school children in London.
The chefs in school chef educator programme kicks off in sheffield
It’s a new year and we’ve kicked off 2023 with our brand new Chef Qualification Training Programme.