Education

The recipes chosen are some of the most popular from recent school meals menus in Leicestershire.

New for 2011 is the 'school bonus' - if 50 or more pupils enter the free prize draw the school will receive £100 worth of sports equipment. The promotion will run every school day from June 6th to De

Each entrant now faces a cook-off in the kitchens of the BBC Good Food magazine on Thursday 9 June in front of a panel of guest judges which include cookery writer and columnist Diana Henry, TV chef R

Rankin gave the kids a task of creating one of his signature dishes; Grilled mackerel with roast peppers and Salsa Verde.

Pindolia was one of five finalists who battled it out in a Masterchef style cook off.

Her winning dishes consisted of a main course of Beef Stifado with a Trio of Root Vegetables and Minted Spinach and Broccoli followed by dessert of Spicy Butternut Squash Tart served with Hot Crème A

Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust has agreed to fund the council-run scheme for a third year and this will ensure around 4,000 more pupils will be able to enjoy nutritious free meals until July 20

The competition has launched to help schools make improvements to their dining environments, and to raise awareness of the importance of a decent space to eat at school for children's learning and beh

Kieran Ditchburn and Shane Stevens wowed judges with their menu of locally sourced ingredients.

Nina Valente at the World Food Programme commented on the achievement: "Right now, the funds raised by the Really Good School Dinner are likely to go towards WFP's School Meal Programme in Afghanistan