Why stop at breakfast? We paediatricians think all of England’s primary pupils should have healthy lunch says RCPCH President steveturner in The Guardian as health experts issue appeal to government theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

📢 We’re recruiting a (freelance) school gardener We’re looking for someone to deliver engaging food #growing sessions in schools, teach children and teachers basic gardening skills, and inspire an interest in where food comes from. Apply here 👇 schoolfoodmatters.org/get-involved/w… Plz RT

👶Calling new mums with babies 0-18 months! 💻Join our quick survey & shape future family health and education outcomes. ❤️Your insights matter! Take part here 👉forms.office.com/e/y15VcX7wDN Health and Care Research Wales

In Project DAIRE, we developed an instrument to assess the whole-school food environment in primary schools 🍎 The instrument can measure whole-SFE and also enabled identification of recommendations to enhance SFE Read now ➡️ bit.ly/4f92vdc Nutrition Society Publications

With CONNECTS-Food, we developed a systems map to identify key factors influencing primary school children's dietary choice 🍏 Helping identification of interventions & policies to facilitate a systems-wide positive impact on children's diets Read now➡️ bit.ly/3YyyxtE

Our school food survey revealed that school food systems are complex, with differing opinions among stakeholders 🍎 It also highlighted the importance of parental involvement and broader factors in identifying challenges and solutions Read now ➡️ bit.ly/3C2clzw

New paper alert 🚨 We evaluated the impact of the universal infant free school meal (UIFSM) scheme, showing it had a beneficial impact on the level of minimally & ultraprocessed food eaten by children at lunch. Read more here rdcu.be/dYMYb

In our GENIUS priority setting exercise, we identified the top 10 research priorities for the school food system in the UK 🍏 These should be considered by policymakers researchers and other school food stakeholders Read the article ➡️ bit.ly/3AzTJX1

It is not too late for school caterers to get involved with LACA’s National School Meals Week that is taking place next week! Find out how your school can get involved! laca.co.uk/news/laca-unve…

📢 At the meeting of the School Meals Coalition Coalition task force member states in #Kenya🇰🇪, leaders committed to enhancing programmes through: 🍽️ Prioritizing #SchoolMeals in political and fiscal agendas. 🌾 Working with local farmers for food security and sustainable systems. 📊

NEW! 🍎 Available now in Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Nutrition Society Publications A review of the key findings from GENIUS and progress to date, as well as a summary of the current literature, identification of knowledge gaps and areas of debate Read now ⬇️ bit.ly/4g5shjn

Webinar! The Impact of Universal Primary Free School Meals in London 📅Tues 14th January - 12pm ⬇️Register below eventbrite.com/e/more-than-a-… Myles Bremner Child Poverty Action Group Reconnect London ICF

PhD opportunity! ⭐️ 'Implementing effective food policy change in Northern Ireland - the schools setting' 🏫Explore implementation of effective food policy change in schools in NI 📍Queen's University Belfast ⏲️Full time, funded 📅Apply by 11th March qub.ac.uk/courses/postgr…

New book alert! 🚨 From Prof Kevin Morgan 📕 Serving the Public: The good food revolution in schools, hospitals and prisons More details below⬇️ bit.ly/3Do6G82

The University of Birmingham is hosting the sixth Future Food Symposium on 21st and 22nd May! Several interesting areas of focus including one on Food in Education 🍎 Deadline for abstract submission 17th March Details ➡️ bit.ly/4iHUjm0

Nutrition Society School Food Systems SIG! ✨Join us online to hear from two speakers - Rab Brownell and Niamh O'Kane 📅Mon 9th June 🕙10-11am 🍎Niamh will also be presenting an overview of GENIUS Register now ⬇️ bit.ly/4jndxOR