Support children and young people at meal or snack times

Find and read your setting's food policy, and their code of conduct and policies for meal and snack times.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Tips on how to prepare your dining space for an Ofsted inspection' article on the Recipe for Change website
- 'The Eatwell guide', an article produced by the NHS Choices
- 'School food standards' on the School Food Plan website
- 'Allergy advice for schools' webpage on the Allergy Adventures website
- Find and read your setting's food policy, and their code of conduct and policies for meal and snack times.
- ‘Religion and dietary choices’ from the Independent Nurse website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click the icon to revisit the School Food Trust website and access a page containing articles on how enhancing lunchtime has benefitted schools in the UK.
- This article from the National Education Union covers ‘Standards for food safety in schools’.
- Click the icon to read a BBC article on how Omega 3 fish oils can have an effect on the concentration behaviour and academic achievement of some children.
- Read this Food for the Brain article on the effects that nutrition can have on dyslexia and dyspraxia.
- Using the internet, research evidence to support the importance of diet on a child’s development.
- Click on the icon to read 'School food in England: Departmental advice for governing bodies, January 2015’ by the Department for Education.
- Click on the icon to read ‘School Food Standards: A practical guide for schools, their cooks and caterers’ which includes the mandatory food-based standards from the government.
- Click 'to read ‘Religious dietary restrictions: Your essential quick reference guide’ from Thrive Meetings.
- Click to read 'Why fresh and healthy school meals?' on the School Food Matters website.
- Think And Challenge
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