Awards ceremony 2009
2 December 2009 – On the 2nd of December ethical and sustainable food hero Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall presented Food for Life Partnership Silver and Gold Awards to schools who have excelled in transforming their food culture in the South of England. In true Food for Life Partnership style the award ceremony event included farm tours and cooking with own-grown produce and pupils, teachers, caterers, farmers and policymakers were invited to join in the celebrations. Regional awards ceremonies will take place in 2010.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall said,
"What makes this project so inspiring is the way that young people in more than a thousand schools are now learning about real food in a hands-on way, growing and cooking it themselves and even rearing their own chickens! I would urge the Government to do more to encourage all schools to follow their lead."
Emma Noble, Director of the Food for Life Partnership said:
"I'm so proud to be celebrating these innovative schools, who have created a healthy, sustainable and enjoyable food culture within their schools and communities to the benefit of everybody involved.
"These schools show what real 21st century education is all about, which is using real life experiences to teach the curriculum and providing the next generation with solutions to what threatens their future, namely climate change and the obesity crisis. By empowering young people to make informed food choices and giving them the skills to grow and cook food for themselves and their families, Food for Life Partnership schools lead the way for a more sustainable future."
Award winning schools
Gold Mark schools
•St Andrew’s CE Primary School, Shropshire (with Shire Services)
•St John the Baptist School, London
•St John’s CE VA Primary School, (with Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES))
•St Katherine’s School, North Somerset
•St Peter’s CE (Controlled) Primary, Shropshire (with Shire Services)
Silver Mark schools
•Abbey Road Primary School (with Nottinghamshire County Council)
•Barkway VA First School (with Hertfordshire Catering)
•Chestnuts Primary School, London (with Eagle Solutions)
•Coppice Farm Primary (with Nottinghamshire County Council)
•Crondall Primary School, Hampshire
•Eastwood Comprehensive School (with Nottinghamshire County Council)
•Fairford CE Primary School, Gloucestershire
•Franche Community Primary School, Worcestershire
•Haworth Primary School (with Bradford Facilities Management)
•Middleton Primary School (with Leeds City Council)
•Oldfield Park Infants School (with B&NES)
•The Oval Primary West Midlands (with Citi Serve)
•Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School (with Leeds City Council)
•St Wilfrids Catholic High School and 6th Form College, Yorkshire
•Surrey Square Junior School, London (with Eagle Solutions)
•Twerton Infant School (with B&NES)
Bronze Mark schools
•Barons Court Infant school and Nursery, Essex (with Milton Hall Primary School)
•Battle Hill Primary School, Tyne and Wear (with North Tyneside)
•Bridport Primary School (with Dorset Local Food Links)
•Castle Carrock School, Cumbria
•Cheam Park Farm Infants, Surrey (with Sutton Catering)
•Chilton Primary School, Oxfordshire
•Collaton St Mary CE Primary School, Devon
•Corpus Christi Primary School, Lancashire
•Cowes Primary School, Isle of Wight
•Damson Wood Infant School, West Midlands (with Solihull Catering Services)
•Devonshire Primary School, London (with Sutton Catering)
•Galleywood Infant School, Essex (with Ashlyns Organics Ltd)
•Haydonleigh Primary School, Wiltshire
•Lady Modifords Primary School (with Devon Direct Services)
•Leys Farm Junior School (with North Lincolnshire Council)
•Lyndhurst Junior School, Hampshire
•Marldon Primary School (with Devon Direct Services)
•Marksbury CE Primary School (with B&NES)
•Oakmeadow (was Longmeadow) CE Primary and Nursery School, Shropshire (with Shire Services)
•Park End Primary School (with Middlesborough Council )
•Powerstock CE VA Primary School (with Dorset Local Food Links)
•Priory School Essex (with Lancaster School)
•Sebright Primary School, London
•St Andrew’s Primary School, Wiltshire
•St Bernadette’s RC Primary (NC), West Midlands (with Citi Serve)
•St Gregory & St Patrick’s Catholic Community School, Cumbria
•St Joseph’s Junior School London (with Barnet Catering Services)
•St Mary’s CE Primary School (with Dorset Local Food Links)
•St Paul’s Catholic College, Surrey
•Stourport High School, Worcestershire
•Symondsbury CE VA Primary School (with Dorset Local Food Links)
•Takeley Primary School, Hertfordshire
•The Hermitage School County, Durham
•Todmorden High School, Lancashire
•Wembley High Technology College Middlesex (with ISS Caterhouse )
•West Byfleet Junior School (with Surrey Commercial Services)
Inspiration Award 2009
•Wandle Valley School Surrey (with Sutton Catering)
