Taking place on Thursday 7th May, from 14.40-16.30 at the Rational UK headquarters, the interactive session will demonstrate how catering teams across nurseries, schools, colleges, and universities
Analysis by wealth management company Saltus found that 9% of parents with a child in private education has taken them out of the independent sector since January 2025.
These new standards build on the Government's extension of Free School Meals to every child from a household in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026 - reaching over half a million more c
The Government says this delivers on change parents and campaigners have been calling for.
The event is sponsored by Dr Beccy Cooper MP, Emma Lewell MP and Amanda Hack MP, demonstrating growing parliamentary engagement with the future of school food provision.
One in three children are leaving primary school overweight or obese, while tooth decay from diets high in sugar is the leading cause of hospital admissions for children aged five to nine – all whi
Run by charity School Food Matters, Nourish will deliver a one-year programme of school food ‘transformation’ in eight primary, secondary and SEND schools across Birmingham. The programme supports
The Bite Back report highlights that many students feel pushed towards quick grab-and-go items not because they are the healthiest, but because they are the most accessible or affordable.
The visit follows the Labour Government announcing the expansion of free school meal entitlement to over half a million more children nationwide from September 2026.
With just six months until the new FSM criteria come into force, many schools are considering how the change will impact day-to-day operations.