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The provision of high-quality catering services within education facilities plays a significant role in the overall well-being and academic success of students. As the demand for nutritious and diverse meals continues to grow, educational institutions must recognise the crucial role they play in tendering catering services. This article aims to shed light on the importance of this process and emphasise the involvement of Parent Governors in making informed decisions that benefit both students and the school community.

If you have been considering putting in a new system, but feel there may be large time commitment to you and staff to implement the change, Red Box can support with this, or link you with a catering contractor who can complete the system changes for you. So what would be the benefits in doing so?

The .GOV guidance below summarises your considerations. Red Box have provided further annotation to support you in determining if you are in a position to tender and how long the process will take.

Our School-based clients and Catering Contractor partners may be in the best position to share this information with their own communities. Kids can eat for free or a very low cost this half term as cost of living hits hard.

Red Box can provide the expertise and support fully integrated facility management to ensure the catering service and facilities management services within your schools achieve high standards. So how do we do this?

LACA members sit at the heart of school food delivery, representing over 3,300 different organisations and individuals, all dedicated to ensuring that our children get the benefits from a healthy, nutritious school lunch.

As taken from the Government online guidance and BBC news report.

Another 1.5 million children in England, should be added to free school meals list says a review into food and healthy eating  - so almost one in three children would get free meals.

COVID-19 has changed everyone's view of what is important. It has renewed the importance of supporting local businesses, communities and everyday heroes. It has also reinforced the importance of trust and perhaps most importantly, it has particularly affected young people. As schools begin to fully reopen, the risks are being looked at through a magnifying glass.

The return to school in September 2020 will be like no other we have known. We know that services will need to be looked at for both flexibility and cost as uncertainty, difference in requirements and delivery are all considerations for school decision makers going forward.