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A whole school approach to food

A whole school approach to food. James Cleeton National Delivery Manager Soil Association. What we do and how we do it. Generate positive experiences around food, to empower the whole school community to make more sustainable and healthy choices now and in the future!.

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A whole school approach to food

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  1. A whole school approach to food James Cleeton National Delivery Manager Soil Association

  2. What we do and how we do it Generate positive experiences around food, to empower the whole school community to make more sustainable and healthy choices now and in the future!

  3. What is the Food for Life Partnership? • The Food for Life Partnership is a network of schools and communities across England dedicated to transforming food culture.

  4. What is the Food for Life Partnership? The Food for Life Partnership Mark is: • an action framework to help schools and their communities transform their food culture • an award scheme to recognise their achievements

  5. Award for schools • Achievement is awarded at three levels: • Bronze, Silver and Gold awards • The criteria are centred around four areas of development: • Food leadership • Food quality and provenance • Food education • Food culture and community involvement

  6. Food for Life Partnership Introductory DVD

  7. Oldfield Park Infants: School Meal Take Up

  8. B&NES first cohort of FFLP /HS Plus: school meal take up percentages

  9. B&NES first cohort of FFLP /HS Plus: school meal take up percentages

  10. Results of SW Healthy Schools Plus Pilot “…encourages young people to make healthier and more sustainable food choices and develop healthy behaviours for life. This in turn should impact on obesity rates and the PSA target to halt and reduce the year on year rise in obesity in under 11s. As the project uses a whole school approach, it will also promote inclusion and reduce health inequalities”.

  11. Whole school approach to food “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Carolyn Banfield, Head Teacher, Midsomer Norton Primary School.

  12. Whole school approach to food • Involves the whole school • Brings together and maximises impact of a range of school initiatives • Provides a purposeful context for learning • Generates lasting behavioural change

  13. Outcomes and Impact Four Dwellings High School Ofsted report 2009 • "Students are actively encouraged to adopt healthy lifestyles and benefit from the school's approach to the 'Food for Life Partnership' which involves parents and reinforces key messages about healthy living”.

  14. In Summary The Food for Life Partnership provides schools with a structure to enable them to develop a positive food culture Provides a purposeful context for learning empowers schools and their communities to make healthy & sustainable choices increases the take up of high quality and sustainable school meals is helping to create the foundations for a healthy and sustainable future

  15. Thank YouVisit our website at www.foodforlife.org.uk Enrol your school at http://www.foodforlife.org.uk/awards/enrol Or contact James Cleeton jcleeton@soilassociation.org Caroline Chambers cchambers@soilassociation.org

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