In Dumfries and Galloway, Facilities Services – Catering are bound by the Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 which means they must create a balanced nutritious meal daily. By following these guidelines Facilities Services – Catering:

• Places health promotion at the heart of school activities.
• Ensures that food and drink served in schools meets nutritional requirements.
• Ensures their local authority promote the uptake and benefits of paid and free school meals.

Naturally D&G

Our naturally D&G local provenance brand is about more than just food but everything we do as a school meals service from food sustainability, legislation and climate change. Which ensures that:

• Meals are freshly prepared, with seasonal ingredients.
• Eggs are from free-range hens and our meat is from animals farmed to certain British and EU standards.
• They don’t serve any endangered fish.
• Their menu is free from undesirable additives and GM ingredients.

For further information on school meals, visit School Meals – Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Facilities Services – Catering provide special dietary requirements for food allergy and intolerances; medically prescribed diets; or diets for religious or cultural reasons specific meals for children of different ethnic origin. Simply ask the school for a Special Diet Request Forms to allow us to inform the catering team who will discuss your child’s requirements in full. For more information email DGschoolmeals@dumgal. gov.uk to contact the Legislation and Nutrition Officer.

Universal provision

In Nursery eligible children can receive up to 1140 hours a year of Early Learning and Childcare. As part of this funded offer the child will be entitled to one free meal and a snack each day.

In Nursery and Childcare settings, The Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme will fund a daily serving of plain fresh milk (or specified non-dairy alternative) and a healthy snack (a portion of fruit or vegetables) for children who attend childcare settings for 2 hours or more, per day, in registered settings. More information can be obtained from your childcare provider.

Ordering Online

All primary schools are now operating a pre-order system for school lunches for free and paid school meals.

Parents/Carers will receive a letter informing them of how to create and set up an account for their child. Pupils can be supported to pre-order their meals at home or in the class base or by their school cook. For pupils registered as a special diet further information on the ordering system will be communicated upon registration.

Online pre-ordering of school meals is currently being rolled out to all secondary schools, information will be supplied by your school.

For further information on school meals, visit School Meals – Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Free School Meals

Free school meals can lead to a large saving in each year, nursery and primary school pupils can save £361 and secondary school pupils can save £370. You’ll also be helping your child’s school if you qualify for free school meals. Some Scottish Government funding provided directly to schools is linked to the number of pupils who are entitled to free school meals. Free school meals are provided for all pupils in Primary 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

For more information on free school meals, visit Free School Meals – Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Parents and Carers – please register your child with the catering team as soon as you are aware of any allergens or intolerance to food.