At Swarcliffe Primary School we recognise the importance of ensuring every child has access to a healthy and well balanced diet; supporting them to lead a healthy lifestyle now and later. We recognise there is a strong link between a healthy diet and learning.
Aims:
- To provide a whole school approach to food and healthy eating to improve the health and well-being of children and their families.
- To provide a whole school approach to healthy lifestyles to promote attainment and progress in all children.
- To embed healthy lifestyle messages and ensure they are consistent across all provisions.
- To encourage children to make long term healthy choices through education and awareness.
A healthy lifestyle is embedded through learning in the classroom. Our curriculum aims to enhance children’s experience of food, physical activity and healthy balanced diets through the following subjects: Science, PSHE, PE, Design & Technology and themed days/weeks.
Children explore where food comes from; the Eatwell Guide and overall healthy choices for life beyond school.
Teaching Cooking Skills
Cooking is part of our curriculum in areas such as: Science, PSHE, DT, Maths and English. As part of this we use the Core Competencies to develop our children's skills and knowledge.
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| Children's Packed Lunch Policy.pdf | Download |
| Cooking in the Curriculum - National Curriculum objectives.docx | Download |
| DT - Cooking Overview.pdf | Download |
| Obesity, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Primary Schools.pdf | Download |
| packed-lunch-policy-2023---2025.doc | Download |
| The Link between Pupil Health and Well-Being and Attainment.pdf | Download |
| Whole School Food Policy 2023 - 2025.doc | Download |
Free School Meal Application Form
If you think your child is entitled to a free school meal, please complete the application form.
The NHS Food Scanner app can be downloaded from your app store on your mobile phone or tablet. Scan barcodes on your food packets to find out how healthy they really are.
