Education

One of the main categories is the Best "Dinner Man or Lady"/Public Caterer.

The annual awards, which celebrate and reward teams making outstanding contributions to schools throughout the UK, gave Corpus Christi Catholic Sports College in Preston the accolade for their success

Lily Mansfield, who got her inspiration from Diego Maradona's controversial goal in a World Cup quarter final in 1986, impressed judges with her fishy dish and, as a reward, was allowed to invite her

Altogether 16 leading caterers in the sector were acclaimed at the Lancaster London Hotel. Robert Kennedy, executive head chef for Compass at the Royal Military Academy, won the Cost Sector Chef Award

It also finds that in the majority of schools visited, food is attractive, nutritious and well prepared. Many schools have succeeded in increasing the take-up of free school meals by giving better adv

Wadia will be shown around the catering facilities along with William Parker Sports College students and sample some of their cooking in this new curriculum area. Local school cooks who have already c

The School Food Trust's Million Meals School of the Month award rewards schools' excellence and innovation in school meals provision. Tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd June), Carl Morgan, Million Meals project m

Hertfordshire Catering, the county council's school meals provider, has seen uptake soar by 18.5% in the last three years - the highest figures for over a decade. Lin O'Brien, head of Hertfordshire Ca

St Andrew's Church of England Junior School, Hadfield, and Hadfield Infant School are being offered the reduced-priced meals from 7 June to 22 July. Children can choose from the normal menu, which usu

Entrants will create and cook a main course meal, which must be healthy, suitable for steaming, and have some locally grown or reared ingredients.