Saint Aidan's C of E High School in Harrogate began working towards improving the quality of the food they provided to pupils back in 2000. Now the school's catering enterprise is recognised as one of the leading examples of good practice in the UK.
The school has recently launched catering4schools.com, an interactive website which aims to share the knowledge and experience the school's staff have gained over the past few years. The Catering4schools website is designed to meet the needs of School Managers, Finance Managers, School Catering Managers/Cooks and anyone who has an interest in or a responsibility for improving school food.
The website, contains a comprehensive range of recipes for main meals, healthy “fast food” options, soups, baked potatoes, salads, sandwiches/baguettes, desserts and sauces, created by St Aidan's Catering Manager. It is constantly being monitored and updated to ensure access to the most up to date information possible. It also provides all the documentation required for setting up a school based catering enterprise.
Catering4schools is a unique product that will provide each user with a wide range of suitable meals and snacks. A clever calculator will even weigh out ingredients specifically to the number of portions required. The school's Dietitian has produced a nutritional analysis for each recipe to comply with the nutrient standards introduced by the Government for 2008-2009. The website has many other features including:
Catering4Schools is available for an annual subscription of £195 for secondary schools and £100 for primary schools. Any proceeds from the subscriptions will be used to maintain and develop the school's catering enterprise work, including establishing a training kitchen, which will be based on the St. Aidan’s site.
Take a look and see for yourself, the website will definitely provide food for thought.
