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12 October 2022
We’re excited to have begun our Food for Life work with Medway Council, working with up to 85 schools across the district.
The project will last three years, working with the Medway Food Partnership and other health and nutrition schemes.
The aim is to support healthier food environments in schools in a sustainable way, tackling increasing levels of childhood obesity in the district.
This will benefit food education in classrooms, lunch halls and the school garden, from improving cutlery and plate use, to understanding more about food miles and farm visits.
St James Church of England Primary Academy are pleased to have started their Food for Life journey. Headteacher Fay Cordingley said: “Arming our children with the tools to enjoy a healthy and fruitful life is one of our main aims - we strive to highlight the benefits derived from cooking and eating fresh, healthy produce.”
Also taking their first Food for Life steps is The Rowans AP Academy. Donna Banks leads Food Technology and is passionate about teaching students where food comes from, cooking and growing with pupils, whilst tackling food waste.
She said: "We are excited to share our facilities and be part of this opportunity, further developing the healthy living of our school and our local community. We’re looking forward to getting started!”
Councillor David Brake, Medway Council’s Portfolio Holder covering Public Health, said: “I’m pleased that schools across Medway have already expressed an interest in the Food for Life project, bringing sustainability and healthy food together for the young people of Medway. The initiative supports our aspiration to become a child-friendly city, putting young people at the heart of everything we do.
Not only can children enjoy nutritious meals from Food for Life Served Here, they can also learn how to grow their own healthy food - a valuable and sustainable lesson which can be shared at home with family.”
There will be up to 85 schools coming on board to Food for Life, working with Local Programme Manager Grace Dennis to embed good food into the curriculum, lunch hall and overall school ethos.
She says: “I’m delighted to be supporting schools across the Medway district with their whole-school food approach. This is an exciting new programme for schools to be a part of, which celebrates and champions good food, and provides schools with free training opportunities, a wealth of resources, and individual support.”
If you are a school in Medway who would like to find out more about this opportunity, please email Grace.
If you would like to find out more about Food for Life being commissioned in your area, please email Gay Darke.