Southwark School Meals Transformation Programme
School Meals Grant Conditions
Nursery schools
Free Healthy Nursery Meals Conditions of Grant
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The additional breakfast payment should be spent on providing a nursery breakfast. If this is not feasible because of attendance patterns, the grant can be used to contribute towards a healthy meal or snack provision across the day.
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All nursery meals and snacks provided must meet the requirements of the Eat Better, Start Better guidance.
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Nurseries and schools must pay all directly employed catering staff the London Living Wage. For nurseries and schools currently using a third party catering provider, the provider must be instructed to pay the London Living Wage to all employees working on the contract at the earliest opportunity allowed by the contractual terms and conditions.
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Nurseries, schools and their catering provider must participate in all evaluations or reviews of the Free Healthy Nursery Meals provision, when requested.
Primary schools
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Schools to submit take-up rates for Key Stage 2 twice a year (at the same time as reporting Key Stage 1 for census day).
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The grant is only payable to schools if they participate in the Free Healthy School Meals programme and provide school meals, free of charge, to Non-Eligible Free School Meals pupils within Key Stage 2.
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The grant must be spent on provision of school lunch.
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All school lunches provided must meet the requirements of the National School Food Standards.
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Schools must meet the requirements of Southwark Council’s healthy dessert policy.
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Schools must meet the requirements of Southwark Council’s water only primary school policy.
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Schools must pay all directly employed catering staff the London Living Wage. For schools currently using a third party catering provider, the provider must be instructed to pay the London Living Wage to all employees working on the contract at the earliest opportunity allowed by the contractual terms and conditions.
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Furthermore, when going out to tender for a school meals catering provider, any new provider must adhere to the following requirements: the provider must, to all employees working on this contract, pay the London Living wage, as a minimum; all new employees, hired by the provider, to work on this contract must be paid London Living wage, as a minimum.
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School and their catering provider must participate in all evaluations or reviews of the Free Healthy School Meals provision, when requested.
Secondary schools
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Rationale and further detail |
The funding is for lunchtime service only |
The nutritional quality of food served at morning and afternoon break is generally poor across secondary schools.
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Lunch must be sold as a ‘healthy meal bundle’
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A cashless payment system must be used
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Pupils taking a meal must not be identifiable in dining hall or at service points.
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Report monthly meal uptake once per term |
Costs reimbursed termly: half in arrears, half estimated in advance. Payment made November, March, June or similar.
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Contribute to the evaluation of the offer |
Provide meal take up and catering sales data to help demonstrate best value for money. Participate in infrequent qualitative evaluation workshops.
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Make efforts to maximise benefits related FSM take up
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Increasing take up across the borough.
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