We are thrilled to announce some exciting changes to our school meal service, based on your valuable feedback from the recent parent survey. We understand that the current meal offerings have not met your expectations, and we are committed to making improvements.

Please complete the quick form at the end of this article by 2nd April at 2pm

 

Starting after the Easter holiday, we will be introducing a family-style meal service for our key stage 2 pupils (Years 3,4,5 and 6), similar to what our Reception and Year 1 and Year 2 pupils already enjoy. This means that pupils will be served at their tables, significantly reducing waiting and queuing time, and creating a more enjoyable dining experience.

 

We are also delighted to attach the ISS new menu. Meals are cooked from fresh ingredients daily, ensuring that our pupils receive nutritious and tasty food every day, meeting the government’s food standards for school’.  During family-style dining, on most days the meat option will be served to the table with plenty of vegetables. Pupils who have a special diet menu or require a vegetarian or Halal meal will still be looked after and served at the counter. All pupils will be able to visit the delicious salad bar. On days where we know the vegetarian option is more popular, for example, cheese and tomato pizza, this will be served to the table instead.

 

Parents no longer need to pre-order. This system was not working well. Meals were not matched to individual pupils by ISS at service. The ISS kitchen team will cook enough food based on their knowledge of uptake, and known vegetarian, Halal and special diets.   

 

• ISS information leaflet
• New menu
• Government food standards checklist

 

To introduce these exciting changes, we are inviting all parents to one of two coffee mornings where you can:

• Meet with ISS (Feeding Hungry Minds) staff for a Q&A session.
• Taste some of the new menu items and see first-hand the quality of the food we serve.

Events will take place on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th April at 9.15am.

 

These events will be a great opportunity for you to ask questions, share your thoughts, and get a taste of the improvements we are making. We are also inviting our PTFA class reps to a tasting session next week on 2nd April at 2pm.

 

In preparation for these changes, we need to gather some important information:

1. Pupils' dietary preferences to help us reduce food waste and ensure we cater to everyone's needs.
2. Number of parents attending the Q&A sessions to help us plan accordingly.

 

We have created a Microsoft Form to collect this information. Please take a moment to fill it out here. By Wednesday 2nd April at 2pm. We are asking all parents to complete the form, even if your child is not in key stage 2.

 

We are very excited about these changes and believe they will greatly enhance the meal experience for our pupils. Thank you for your continued support and involvement