Recipe for Change - London LAs - School Meal Uptake
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An evidence based approach to increasing school meal uptake Project: Department of Education school meal bid Prepared by: Paul Aagaard Date: Thursday 24 th October, 2013 Email: [email protected] Twitter Recipe_4_change
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An evidence based approach to increasing school meal uptake. Presented by Paul Aagaard, Director, Recipe for Change, to London LAs Client Officer meeting.
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An evidence based approach to increasing school meal uptakeProject: Department of Education school meal bidPrepared by: Paul AagaardDate: Thursday 24th October, 2013Email: [email protected] Recipe_4_changeWebsite: www.recipeforchange.co.uk
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Recipe for Change vision• Knowledge and expertise
Credentials
• School Meal issues• RationaleChallenges
• Evidence based solution• DofE bid opportunitySolution
SCHOOL MEAL CHALLENGES
Challenges
UFSM CapacityOfsted
inspections of the dining hall
Lost learning minutes
Poor Midday Supervisor
morale
Meal uptake isn’t a priority
for heads
Parent misperceptions
about school meals
WHY ARE THE CHALLENGES SUCH AN ISSUE?
Lunchtime environment
Long queues
Segregating packed lunches
Not enough time to eat
Not sitting with friends
Midday Supervisor attitudes
LUNCHTIMES CONSEQUENCES
Lunchtime issues
Disrupted afternoon
lessons
Bullying
Inappropriate behaviour
Unsafe environment
Poor concentration
STRATEGIC SOLUTION
Recipe for Change
Public Health
LA catering teams
School meal
caterers
School Meal Provision
Performance Management
Behaviour & Safety
Increasing school meal uptake
Obesity Prevention
A PROVEN FORMULA TO INCREASE UPTAKE
Needs assessment
Lunchtime action plan
Systemic lunchtime changes
Pupil & Parent healthy eating
workshops
Evaluation
SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES
Increased school meal uptake
MDSA motivation
Reduced food waste
Parental engagement
Improved behaviour
Improved concentration
MDSA professional development
EVIDENCE BASED OUTCOMES
•20% school meal increase.•75% reduction in bullying.
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•Teachers reported an improvement in concentration. •Improved parental engagement with the introduction of Halal option.
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DofE SCHOOL FOOD BID
•Support implementation of School Food Plan.•£11.8 million funding for specialists to increase school meal uptake.Brief•5,000 target schools.•Suggested eligibility criteria include low uptake and high FSM.
Target schools
•Increase uptake by a minimum of 5% in 5,000 primary and secondary schools by September 2015.
Outcomes
KEY SUCCESS CRITERIA
The customer
Whole school approach
Head teacher
LUNCHTIME LEARNING OPPORTUNITES
QR code linked to daily food recipes.
E books based on Multiple characters.
Improved instant recall.
Reduced food waste.
www.timestableplates.com
PRE-SCHOOL TRANSITION TO SUPPORT UFSM
•Children spend too much time in the dining room.Problem
•Children’s motor and social skills need to be developed.
•Knife & fork usage transition campaign between nursery and reception.Solution
BID PROPOSITION
Create a consortium of SE Region and London LAs and caterers to develop lunchtime improvement programmes that will increase school meal uptake in up to 100 target primary schools.
PROPOSED CONSORTIUM PARTNERS
Recipe for Change
East Sussex
Public Health
LA Contracts Management
Team
Chartwells
Brighton & Hove
Public Health
LA School Meals Team
Eden
Surrey
LA Catering
Babcock 4S
Caterers
London LAs
LA Catering
Caterers
WORK PROGRAMME
Target school briefings
Needs assessment
Lunchtime ambassadors
Systemic lunchtime changes
Parent/pupils workshops
Secure website for data
Evaluation
PARTNER RESPONSIBILITIESPartners Responsibilities
Recipe for Change Catalyst for Change.Harnessing partners expertise and resources.
Schools Sign a Service Level Agreement.Appoint lunchtime ambassador to embed changes.
LA Catering Identifying target schools.School meal team to drive actions plans in partnership with caterers and lunchtime ambassadors.Capital investment where required.
Caterers Operations team to implement action plans including parent and pupil interventions.
FUNDING FOR AN LA WITH 20 SCHOOLSActivity Partner Partner
funding DofE funding Beneficiary
Target school briefings None £2,000 Recipe for Change
Needs assessments LA (Contracts Management and/or Public Health
£8,000(Cash contribution)
£8,000 Recipe for Change
Parent lunches Caterers £2,400(existing budget)
None Schools
Healthy workshops Caterers £2,000(existing budget)
None Schools
Kitchen staff curriculum support
None £2,000(Schools to apply for funding)
Schools
FUNDING FOR AN LA WITH 20 SCHOOLSActivity Partner Partner
funding DofE funding Beneficiary
Lunchtime ambassadors
None £10,000 Schools
Lunchtime resources(bands, tablecloths etc.)
LA & caterers £2,000(Existing budget)
£2,000 Schools
Capital Investment (kitchen / dining room equipment)
LA £10,000(Existing budget)
None Schools
Project coordination Recipe for Change
£1,200(Cash contribution)
None All partners
Secure website for data collection
Recipe for Change
£600(Cash contribution)
None All partners
FUNDING FOR AN LA WITH 20 SCHOOLSActivity Partner Partner
funding DofE funding Beneficiary
Evaluation None £2,000 Recipe for Change
LA CASH £8,000
RECIPE FOR CHANGE CASH
£1,800
LA EXISTING BUDGET
£16,400
TOTAL FOR 20 SCHS
£26,200 £26,000
TOTAL FOR 100 SCHS
£131,000 £130,000
NEXT STEPS
• Expressions of interest to be agreed.• East Sussex and Brighton & Hove have
already expressed interested. DofE bid
•Sponsorship opportunity for LAs interested in distributing plates to all schools.•Discounted price for individual schools.
Times Table Plates
• Recipe for Change are happy to run school briefing sessions on how to manage UFSM capacity for LAs.
LA advice & support
