Healthy Zones
Over the next two years, we will continue working with schools in Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Westminster, to ensure healthy food is prioritised throughout the school day.
Get involved
To find out how we can help your school, get in touch with our Programme Manager, Georgie: georgie@schoolfoodmatters.org
We will provide support to develop:
- School food policies – this could be introducing a meat-free day or promoting water-only
- Healthier breakfast club menus – swapping croissants for fruity yoghurt pots
- Healthier after school club menus – introducing simple, delicious recipes
The programme uses a whole school approach, involving everyone across the school community - from parents and catering staff to school governors and students. We offer training and workshops for staff and parents to build the skills and confidence needed to offer healthy alternatives, whilst taking into account the school’s resources and budgets. Through engaging, hands-on sessions, we also work with students to hear their opinions and ideas, which inform policy changes, recipes and menu design.
Resources to help make your school a healthy zone:
Breakfast club guide and recipes
After school club guide and recipes
Primary school food policy guide
Secondary school food policy guide
Packed lunch guidance
Non-food reward ideas
Water-only school toolkit
Healthy Zones stories:
Breaking new ground in Healthy Zones Tower Hamlets & Westminster
Here’s why schools are introducing plant-based options to the menu
Harnessing parent power to create a healthier school food culture
Helping children get comfortable with trying new food
From picky eaters to pick your next recipe
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After school club children -
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Trying out tomato pasta -
Breakfast club -
Choosing menu -
Working group -
Lunchtime -
Fruit offer at Bacon’s College
Healthy Zones is part of a wider 10-year programme delivered by Impact on Urban Health and its partners to improve children’s health in urban areas. The programme aims to change the food environments in places where children and families spend their time: home, school, high streets and green spaces.
Impact on Urban Health is focusing its support in Lambeth and Southwark, areas of low income that are flooded with unhealthy food. Funding from AIM Foundation and Westminster Foundation has allowed the programme to extend to schools in Tower Hamlets and Westminster.
