Not Just Dinners! Food in a School Setting

21st February 2023 - #6 webinar 10am - 1pm

We invite you to the next webinar in the series from Yorkshire and Humber Healthier Resilient Food Systems Network, this time exploring a wide range of issues for food in a school setting including access, availability, quality, and impact. This webinar is aimed primarily at a public health audience and will be useful for practitioners working with school food at local, regional or national level who could benefit from expert information, examples of good practice, and a public health perspective.

Our speakers will provide expert overview of the issue, discuss current and developing policies, lead us through the evidence, and highlight examples of local practice. We will also look at future development to support the development of whole school approaches to food from teaching to growing and eating.

Our speakers will cover the following topics:

• Overview and impact of school food provision – why is this an important public health issue?

• Current policy and developments regarding food in school settings

• Embedding Food into school curriculum

• School Food Standards – how do we know they’re being met?

• Nutritional value packed lunch versus school food provision

• Auto-enrolment for Free School Meals

• Breakfast club’s impact on children’s mental health and attainment

• Highlight local case studies from the Yorkshire and Humber region

WEBINAR: Not Just Dinners! Food in a School Setting