Turning the Tables Timetable

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Turning the Tables Timetable

• Sept 2006 - Food standards apply
• Sept 2007 Food other than lunch
• Audit and develop school/LA policy.
• All junk to be removed.
• Sept 2008
• Primary standards to be implemented.
• Sept 2009
• Secondary standards to be implemented.

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Aim of standards.

• Have a positive role in enhancing the wellbeing
  of all children, especially those from poorer
  backgrounds
• Achieve a significant increase in the quality of
  foods provided during school meals
• Protect and encourage uptake of school meals
• Be supported by a school environment which
  encourages healthy food choice throughout the day

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Key Recs

• All schools should develop whole-school food
  and nutrition policies
• Place in the prospectus
• Available for Ofsted
• A work in progress.
• An aid to setting priorities and timetable.

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Key Recommendations

• Tough food-based standards
• Two portions fruit and veg daily
• Unrestricted bread
• Easy access to fresh drinking water
• Constraints to mean only healthy choices available

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• Educational
• strategies within
• the classroom
• need to be linked
• to pupils
• experiences
• HEALTH EDUCATION TRUST

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Influencing pupil behaviour

• Education
• Skills
• Access
• Availability
• Engage involve

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Standards for Food other than Lunch

• No confectionary
• No bagged savoury snacks other than nuts/seeds
  no added salt /sugar.
• Additives/flavourings?
• Children MUST have easy access to drinking water
  preferably chilled/NOT in the toilets!

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DRINKS IN SCHOOLSWater First

• Present pupil access to drinking water
• School water policy
• Point of Use supply issues.
• Effects of dehydration
• Water in vending
• HEALTH EDUCATION TRUST

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POU Toolkit

• Sits within the existing guidance on water in
  schools policy.
• Very important element for secondary schools.
• Vital that equipment, installation, location,
  maintenance is fit for purpose.
• Needs a sign up to consistent standards by all
  involved
• Draft ready for circulation and comment
  September 1st publication target

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Conclusions

• Best opportunity in 25 years.
• Requires commitment and imagination and
  partnership.
• Political and media pressure needs to be
  maintained.
• Partnership the key