School Lunches
Healthy Lunches
*Please inform us of any special dietary needs or allergies your child may have as soon as you are made aware of it by your GP*
School Meals
Aspens Catering Service pride themselves on providing top quality, fresh, locally sourced food which is prepared on site, from scratch. Helping us to ensure all Holybrook’s children are provided with deliciously, healthy and nutritious food every day. Our school canteen can cater for dietary requirements. Please speak to the staff about your needs. You can find out more information about our caterers at the following website:
If your child is in Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 (5-11 years) then apply for FSM and Bradford LA will assess if you are also eligible for Pupil Premium funding, for your school: Free School Meals Application
Your child may be eligible for Free School Meals if you receive one of the following benefits:
- Universal Credit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- The Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Universal Credit
If you receive Universal Credit:
- Household income of £7,400 per year or less (after tax and excluding benefits): your child may qualify for Free School Meals and the school may receive additional funding, known as Pupil Premium.
- Household income above £7,400 per year: your child may still be entitled to receive Free School Meals, but the school will not receive Pupil Premium funding.
If you have any queries about Free School Meals you can contact the Council on:
General enquiries: 01274 432772
Education Benefit Team: 01274 434477 Email: educationbenefits@bradford.gov.uk
For further information regarding Pupil Premium spending and its impact on the children, please refer to our section on Pupil Premium.
Packed Lunches
Our aim is to also ensure that all packed lunches brought from home and consumed in school (or on school trips), provide children with healthy and nutritious food which is now regulated by national standards.
As a school, it is part of our responsibility to help children learn how to eat healthily. The school believes that this will help your child to choose healthy, tasty food at lunchtime.
Packed lunches may include:
- A sandwich that includes a savoury filling (e.g. egg, tuna, cheese, cooked meat)
- Meat, fish or other source of non-dairy protein (e.g. lentils, chick peas, hummus)
- A starchy food such as bread, pasta, rice, noodles
- Dairy food such as cheese, yogurt, fromage frais
- A smoothie or yogurt drink
- A biscuit – this can be a chocolate biscuit but not a chocolate bar.
- Crisps or other snack such as seeds, savoury crackers, breadsticks etc.
Packed lunches should not contain:
- Confectionery such as chocolate bars, chocolate coated cakes and sweets.
- Sausage rolls and pies should only be included occasionally.
- Juice or fizzy drinks.
Snacks at playtime
We give Nursery, Reception and KS1 children a piece of fruit every day, but you can, if you wish, send a healthy snack for playtime. So that we can encourage healthy eating, please send only a choice of the following;
- Fruit, dried fruit e.g. raisins or apricots
- Vegetables such as carrot sticks or celery
- A small piece of cheese or a cheese string
Water
It has been proven that children’s concentration and behaviour improves when children drink water throughout the day. Dehydration can give children headaches and make them tired. Therefore, we encourage all pupils to bring a water bottle to school each day. These can be kept at school and can be filled and emptied each day. This will allow children to have access to fresh drinking water throughout the day.
For more information about healthy lunches please follow the links below:
Thank you, in anticipation, for your support in this matter, and for your continued support with everything we are doing to make Holybrook a great school for our children.
