With no grass and lots of tarmac, Nelson St Philip’s Primary School in Lancashire had to get inventive when establishing a growing space. To get some inspiration, they attended a Food for Life training session and worked with the Food for Life team in Lancashire for further support. Armed with compost and lots of pupil creativity, they set up their own ‘Grow Our Own’ area.
Peel Park Primary School link their curriculum topics to growing, cooking and many other creative outdoor activities so that every pupil gets the opportunity to learn outdoors.
Miss Maher, Assistant Headteacher and the SNAG (school nutrition action group) at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Darlaston, wanted to revolutionise breaktime snacks. Despite making good progress towards a good food culture, unhealthy options remained popular at breaktimes, with few children bringing in fruit or vegetables. Even worse, the free fruit on offer each day wasn’t being enjoyed and instead languishing at breaktime.
On a chilly October afternoon, the gardening club at Barden Primary School are preparing the garden for winter. The club is so popular that there are two groups of pupils who regularly attend to the garden.
Five Medway primary schools have recently achieved their Food for Life Schools Award. This demonstrates their commitment to making changes and putting good practice in place, transforming their food culture with support from staff, pupils and the wider community.
Since enrolling with Food for Life in April, Brunshaw Primary School in Lancashire have transformed their outside space into a flourishing growing area.
Schools across the country are committing to serving healthy food & embedding a good food culture, working through the Food for Life Award criteria to do so. Find out more here
The Academy of Woodlands in Medway have been making the most of the Food for Life’s Cook and Share resources during their regular cooking club. Discover how here.
A big part of making healthy and sustainable food accessible to all is our partnership with local authorities. Celebrate 20 years of making a difference here.
Launching this summer, SUGAR SMART Walsall is coordinating efforts to combat high sugar diets and help the town become Sugar Smart.
Pupils from Kingfisher Primary School in Medway recently enjoyed a visit to a wheat farm to learn all about where their food comes from. The farm, situated near Sittingbourne, Kent, is a wheat supplier for Warburtons.
Food for Life schools in Medway have been busy growing and harvesting this spring and summer, whether on classroom windowsills, raised beds in the school garden or even in forest spaces.
