School Meals

School meals are coordinated by Shropshire County Council.  The school meals section of their website is comprehensive and provides information about, amongst other topics;

• School menus
• What is a healthy diet?
• Food groups, labels, and allergies explained
• Recipe database
• School meals strategy
• Faiths and cultures

Shropshire County Council does not provide the facility to pay for school meals online.

Free School Meals

Information about Free School Meals is available on the County Council website.  This includes information about qualifying and applying for free school meals, also information about length of entitlement.

Jamie Oliver's School Dinners

School meals have been the focus of press attention recently as a result of a TV programme and campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.  Jamie has been campaigning to improve the quality and nutritional value of school dinners in British schools.  You can read more about Jamie Oliver's programme and campaign at the following websites;

• Jamie Oliver: School Dinners
• Channel 4 - Jamie's School Dinners
• BBC - TV chef welcomes £280m meals plan

Further Information about school dinners

• Directgov - School lunches and nutrition
• Department for Education and Skills - School Lunches
• BBC - Junk food banned in school meals
• BBC - School dinners around the world