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Food in Schools Toolkit

  • Last modified date:
    8 February 2007
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Evaluation and feedback from schools involved in the Food in Schools pilots demonstrated the need for guidance and other materials such as templates to support schools in implementing healthy eating and drinking activities.  In response, a Food in Schools Toolkit was developed - with help from key learnings from the over 300 schools involved in the pilots.

The toolkit consists of guidance, advice, case studies and templates brought to life by interactive elements such as a 'Food Audit', to help schools create customised solutions, and a 'Virtual Day', which follows a day in the life of a student. 

Resource and print centres are available on the website giving access to reference materials, downloadable posters, template questionnaires, booklets and presentations. A create area allows these to be adapted to suit individual school's needs and local community concerns and issues.

The toolkit can help schools work towards the healthy eating component of the Healthy Schools programme and links in to the Government's Healthy Living Blueprint and to other work to improve school food such as the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme and school meals.

The online toolkit is available on the Food in Schools website. 

The toolkit is also available in printed form, copies can be ordered from Prolog by calling 08701 555 455 and quoting 267050.

Alternatively you can email using the link below and request The Food in Schools Toolkit, item 267050

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