Food in Schools

DGC Guidance

Dumfries and Galloway recognise the importance of a healthy and nutritious diet on children and young people’s health and wellbeing. Education has an integral role in improving the nutritional quality of our children and young people’s diets and promoting consistent messages about healthy eating in a health promoting school/ELC environment. We have developed guidance for schools to support you in developing your own Food in Schools Policy. The new guidance can be accessed at: Guidance for Schools Policy: Food in Schools

Breakfast clubs provide young people with a breakfast in a school setting. The Breakfast Clubs in Schools Guidance outlines general guidance, operating arrangements and support available for establishing and running a breakfast club in school – Breakfast Clubs in Schools Guidance

Health and Nutrition Inspectors

Education Scotland’s Health and Nutrition Inspectors (HNIs) ensure that schools are health-promoting and complying with nutritional regulations. More information can be found on the Health and Nutrition Inspections webpage.

Self-Evaluation of Food in Schools

Education Scotland has developed a digital self-evaluation framework for food in schools across Scotland. The framework was co-created by Education Scotland with a group of local authority caterers and educators. At its heart is a set of quality indicators which will help all those involved with food in school to identify strengths in their practice and areas where further improvement is required to improve positive health and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people. A collaborative approach involving all practitioners involved with food in school, using high quality evidence, is essential. The framework can now be accessed via this link: Food in Schools across Scotland.