healthy schools

The big problem indoors

The health and well-being of the school children in their care is one of top priorities for any headteacher or teacher in schools today. However, as the Health Protection Agency admits, very little has been done to improve indoor air quality in schools, children’s centres and nurseries.

The School Food Trust - looking to the future

Rob Rees has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board at the School Food Trust. Here he reflects on the successes so far and what the plans are for the future. He has high hopes in his new role - what exactly does his menu consist of?

Boxing clever?

How do we effectively nurture the leaders of the future? We might assume that they will naturally bubble to the surface. But what if there are many more with the potential who may never struggle through? In this article we hear about the Future Leaders Programme and how ‘boxing’ is helping to deliver its aims.

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Healthy eating with a 'Million Meals'

The School Food Trust’s Million Meals programme is helping schools throughout England put healthy eating at the heart of school life. If healthy eating is on your agenda this term, or if you want to make effective improvements to your lunch service, this article will tell you how Million Meals can help.

The focus on food campaign

How do we get the nation cooking and eating healthily? The 'Focus on Food' Campaign has taken it one step further. Instead of bringing the cooks to the kitchen why not take the kitchen to the cooks? In this article we find out about The Cooking Buses and the difference they are making.

Hungry to set up a Let's Get Cooking club!

Does your school have an extra-curricular cooking club? Would you like to set one up? Let's Get Cooking is a national network of cooking clubs for children, parents and the wider community, led by the School Food Trust and supported by a £20 million grant from the Big Lottery Fund. Find out more…

Young carers healthy eating

The national Health for Kids awards includes five categories. This year the Healthy Eating Category was won by Wiltshire Young Carers, an organisation which provides support to young carers in the community. To find out more…

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SRE content in the new curriculum

The Children, Schools and Families Bill will provide the legislative basis for several changes, one of which is the statutory requirement for PSHE. Here is an indication of what the sex and relationship content of this new curriculum will be subject to Parliamentary approval.