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Primary school meals (from 5 September 2008)

Price: £1.80 per day

Menu

• main course meat or fish dish
• main course vegetarian dish
• freshly made sandwiches on request
• potatoes, rice or pasta with vegetables or salad
• choice of pudding every day
• fresh salad available every day
• fresh fruit available every day
• fresh semi-skimmed milk available every day.

10 facts about primary school meals in Derbyshire

• Nutritional standards that comply with the Government Nutritional Guidelines.
• All recipes are low in sugar and fat.
• Salt is not used in cooking, nor is it added to dishes.
• Daily servings of vegetables,salad and fresh fruit.
• Oven baking of dishes in preference to frying.
• Traditional Roast dinner once per week.
• Home cooked dishes with quality ingredients, that are locally sourced where possible.
• All ingredients are checked for unnecessary additives and allergens. 
• Chilled milk available every day as part of the meal subsidised by EU.
• Bread served as an accompaniment to the meal.    

Payment for primary school meals can be made by cash or cheque. Contact your child's school for more information.

Secondary school meals

Price: All items are individually priced.

Menu: Under the lifestyle menu all secondary schools offer a daily meal deal at a cost of £1.80 to include a choice of main course consisting of a meat, fish, cheese or vegetarian dish, plus potatoes, rice or pasta served with vegetables or salad. A choice of dessert/pudding is also included. Our lifestyle menu offer changes daily. A variety of healthier drinks are available for purchase at additional cost with fresh drinking water always available on request.

Free secondary school meals: Students can select their main course, dessert and drink from the menu up to the value of £2.05 a day.

Many secondary schools offer cashless payment systems using either card or biometric methods. Secondary cafeterias offer a wide range of menu items for morning break and lunch. Many schools provide a breakfast service and salad bars.

Nutrition

• We have purchased nutritional software to analyse menus in-line with Government guidelines.
• Meals can provide 33 per cent of a Primary School child's Estimated Amounts Required (EAR) of nutrients each day.
• We are currently providing all our catering staff with nutritional awareness training leading to a nationally recognised qualification.
• Special medically referred diets can usually be catered for.

Food safety

Assured safe catering and hazard analysis policies protect all our customers. Food is temperature checked on delivery, during storage and prior to service.

All catering staff are trained to at least food safety level 2 (CIEH). Food safety checks take place throughout the production process from food suppliers to food service.

Customer services

Regular customer focus groups ensure that we meet our customers' changing needs. Our health promotions officer co-ordinates healthy eating initiatives within schools.

The catering service provides support for schools working towards Healthy Promoting Schools Awards. They regularly attend school open evenings and new starters events to introduce parents to the catering service provided and answer any questions they may have.

Our interactive website My School Lunch has a wealth of information on it which will help pupils, teachers and parents better understand how to maintain a healthy diet and active lifestyle. Please see Related Links below in order to access the website.