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School Meals
The catering at Coundon Court School is provided by Alliance in Partnership (AiP), who are a major provider of contract catering and support services to the education sector in the UK.
Awareness of eating well and living a healthy lifestyle is very important here at Coundon Court School. This is why the school is proactive in providing students with an insight in to our school meals with regards to health, nutrition and well-being.
Nutritional standards came into effect in secondary schools in September 2009; this has complimented the government’s standards for school food which we have been using successfully at Coundon Court for some time. These standards encourage better eating habits amongst our youngsters that will stand them in good stead and help them to maintain good health as they grow up.
Our student menus are different every day and include fish, meat and vegetarian options to ensure that we cater for everyone including special dietary or cultural needs.
If you are worried about what your child is consuming while at school, you can find this information by visiting your ParentPay account at www.parentpay.com.
Cashless Catering System
Coundon Court has installed a cashless system for pupils’ using the academy’s catering systems.
The system allows us to continue with the development of the meal service and provides us with a more efficient, faster and ultimately better quality of service across a number of other areas of school life.
This system incorporates the latest technology and eliminates the need for pupils to carry cash throughout the day, thus reducing risks. It is also biometric, so there is no need for pupils to carry a card as the system will recognize the thumb of the student at the pay points and at the tills.
Initially the system will be focusing on the catering aspect of school and, as such, no cash will be accepted at the canteen till points. Other areas of the cashless system will develop over time.
Any amount of money can be paid into a student’s account and money spent in the canteen will be deducted on a daily basis.
There are three payment options available:
- Online payments, via Parentpay Website (a minimum of amount of £10.00),
- Coin and note payments at the revaluation pay-points situated in the dining room and the ground floor of the Old House (any amount can be put into the machine) and
- By cheque.
A daily ‘spend limit’ of £5.00 is programmed into the system. This can be changed for an individual student by a parent/carer making a written request to our Finance Office to do so. We feel that parents will appreciate an initial upper limit in order that all of the credit cannot be spent on one occasion.
This cashless system will eventually be developed across the whole academy to allow payments for educational visits, music tuition, exam fees etc. to be made in the same way.
Students have already been given details of how to log into the Parentpay website.
Should you be unable to locate them, please contact Lyndsay Saye on 024 7633 5121.
The school’s catering service is provided by Taylor Shaw, caterer of choice for thousands of secondary school students across the UK.
We believe lunch is an integral part of the school day. When students sit down with friends, they cement relationships, enhance social skills, and replenish both their body and mind.
Our menus are exciting, nutritious, and appealing, served in a supportive environment designed to educate students about how they can make healthy choices to support their wellbeing and improve their ability to focus.
Our freshly prepared menus meet the Government’s School Food Standards and meet the bronze Food for Life standards.
Information Leaflet for Parents & Guardians
Great Value
Our meal deals are priced at £2.73 and include:
- Hot Meal Deal - choose from any hot meal, homemade traybake or a bottle of water
Healthy Eating Promotion
Good nutritional choices are vital to students’ health, academic achievement, and wider performance at school. Our Healthy Swaps campaign encourages the uptake of healthier items by providing suggestions for more nutritious options that are readily available.
Theme Days
Keep an eye out for our regular Theme Days and Pop Ups featuring fantastic flavours for students to try including our Taste of Greece, May The Fourth Be With You and Veganuary!
Allergen Management
At Taylor Shaw, all our colleagues are trained and up to date with allergen procedures and will provide accurate allergen information to your child. If your child has allergies, we would ask that they speak to our server for information so that they can be provided with the information they need to make an informed and safe choice.
Eating a School Lunch is Better for Your Child
Did you know only 1% of packed lunches meet the nutritional standards that currently apply to school food? Five reasons school lunches are better;
- They save time & money
- They’re nutritionally better than a packed lunch
- They promote a varied diet & encourages new tastes
- They support inclusivity, dining with friends
- They help academic attainment by being linked to improved concentration
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