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Guidance: School food standards: resources for schools

Department For Education

January 21
14:52 2025

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Resources and advice for all schools and caterers. They offer practical guidance on how to apply the school food standards and make sure healthy options are always available for pupils.

The resources include:

  • guidance for schools
  • a school food standards poster
  • guidance for governors
  • advice on creating a culture of healthy eating
  • guidance on food portion sizes
  • headteacher and school lunch checklists
  • guidance on food allergies

Updates to this page

Published 26 March 2019
Last updated 21 January 2025 +show all updates
  1. Added link to 'Breakfast clubs early adopter guidance for schools and trusts in England' in 'School food standards practical guide'.

  2. Added a link to the Schools Allergy Code in 'Allergy guidance for schools'.

  3. Updated 'School food: guidance for governors': added a link in 'Oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure money is well spent' to the 'Get help buying for schools' service.

  4. Updated Checklist for school lunches so it shows 3 weeks rather than 4.

  5. Changed headings on 'Checklist for school lunches' to week numbers.

  6. We have updated 'Allergy guidance for schools' with information on prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods and additional resources and links.

  7. 'Portion sizes and food groups' updated: corrected dairy portions for secondary pupils.

  8. Documents converted to accessible formats to meet accessibility requirements. No policy changes have been made.

  9. Added information on food supply chain changes.

  10. Added guidance for schools on food allergies.

  11. First published.

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