Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who are the partners?

A: The Food for Life Partnership is led by the Soil Association working in partnership with the Focus on Food Campaign, Health Education Trust and Garden Organic. To find out more about each partner organisation, visit the Who we are pages.

Q: How is the Food for Life Partnership funded?

A: We have a £16.9M grant from the Big Lottery Fund that will allow us to deliver a fully funded programme across England until the end of 2011. This means it's FREE to join our award scheme and all our resources for enrolled school don't cost a thing!

Q: So what is the Food for Life Partnership award scheme all about?

A: The Food for Life Partnership award scheme is a framework to help schools and their communities transform their food culture. Food for Life Partnership schools are committed to serving freshly prepared, well sourced food and linking pupils with the farms where it was produced, while inspiring them to cook and grow food for themselves.

Q: How can my school join?

A: All primary and seconday schools in England can join us by filling in a short online enrolment form. Find out more about our award scheme for schools and join today.

Q: Who can get involved with the Food for Life Partnership?

A: Our mission is to make schools become the hub of their local community. We want young people, parents, teachers, caterers, farmers and fellow organisations to benefit from getting connected and working together.

Q: Can nurseries join the Food for Life Partnership?

A: Unfortunately our funding from The Big Lottery doesn't allow us to let nurseries enrol on our award scheme the Food for Life Partnership Mark. This is because we are funded to focus on improving the well-being of 5 to 18 year olds. If your nursery is specifically interested in one aspect of our programme, such as growing, cooking and farm visits, find out how our partner organisations can help on our Who we are pages. Find out more about the Soil Association's Better nursery food now campaign.