The School Food Review

In July 2012, the Department for Education announced a review of school food in England.

Read what the review is looking at and the latest on their work here, and what we said as the review was announced.

Watch an interview with our former Chief Executive, Judy Hargadon, at the first meeting of the review's expert panel.

We’re working very closely with the team to make sure they’ve got all of the information they need. Henry and John have met with our chairman, Rob Rees and our new Chief Executive, Linda Cregan. Our research and schools teams have also been supporting Henry and John as they explore different issues.

We’ve also guided them on visits to schools around the country, they’ve quizzed our Caterers’ Forum - a national group of caterers who supply services in schools –and Henry spoke at our Children’s Food Conference in March.

Click here to read some of the written evidence we’ve sent to them on key issues:

• What works in improving school food
• How evidence-based school food policy has made an impact on children's diet
• Why food-based and nutrient-based standards work together to improve children's nutrition. Read more research on the impact of standards here
• Background on the introduction of a standardised method for calculating take up of school meals
• The latest take up figures from our annual survey of school meals. Read more about our surveys here
• Latest findings on the impact of better school food for children's behaviour and performance at school - more here
• Findings on the provision of practical cooking in primary and secondary schools. Read more about the impact of practical cooking for children's diet.