The St Teresa Catholic Primary School

All children who attend a London Borough Primary School are entitled to a Free School Meal each day. Below we have our current menu which will now run until February 2027.

 

Also you will find information on 'How to book a school dinner' for your child.

The bookings should be made in advance, preferably by two weeks so that we can purchase and cook the corrcet amount of food.

 

The school’s catering service is provided by Taylor Shaw, https://taylorshaw.com/ caterer of choice for thousands of primary pupils across the UK.

Our menu is appetising, nutritious, balanced, and designed to encourage children to enjoy food, learn, play, and grow. Lunch is an integral part of the school day and something all children should look forward to. Taylor Shaw’s dedicated catering team ensures the dining hall is a welcoming and happy place for your child.

Our menus meet the Government’s School Food Standards and the bronze Food for Life standards.

ü  All items on our menu are freshly cooked by our catering team in your school kitchens to ensure we’re always offering fresh and nutritious food whilst minimising salt and sugar in recipes.

ü  No undesirable additives or artificial trans fats are used

ü  Our menus provide for all dietary and cultural requirements

ü  Our suppliers adhere to all appropriate food safety standards

ü  Our catering team is supported with skills training in fresh produce

Taylor Shaw’s dedicated dietitians work with our Chef teams to ensure our menus are nutritionally sound, shaping recipes to ensure they meet the School Food Standards and standards set by Public Health England.

 

Our Menus

Our diverse menus include a wide variety of options to suit all tastes and are based on feedback from pupils, staff, the catering team, parents and guardians. We run a three-week menu cycle that changes twice a year.

Managing Allergies & Other Medical Diets

Your child's health and safety will always be of the utmost importance to us, and having accurate information about dietary needs and allergies is crucial for us to prepare and serve meals that meet their requirements

Taylor Shaw’s dietitians and catering team work together and follow a robust process, so you can feel reassured that whenever safely possible, an alternative menu will be provided. All the teams receive allergy training annually, and whenever there’s an update to allergen laws.

Our guide ‘Medical Diet Menus - A Guide for Parents, Guardians & Carers’ contains further information about the medical diet process and includes step by step instructions for you to record this information to ensure we are fully aware of any medical diet requirements.

About Our Food

Our menu is sourced responsibly and uses:

·         Red Tractor-certified meat

·         Marine Stewardship Council fish (MSC)

·         Free-range eggs

·         Local suppliers for bread, fruit & vegetables, and dairy products to reduce food miles

·         Seasonal produce

Eat & Learn

We encourage pupils to learn about food through our food education program which includes fun-themed events, assemblies, and displays with messaging around health and wellbeing.

Eating a School Lunch is Better for Your Child

Did you know only 1% of packed lunches meet the nutritional standards that currently apply to school food? Here are five reasons school lunches are better:

·         They can save time & money

·         They’re nutritionally better than a packed lunch

·         They promote a varied diet & encourage new tastes

·         They support inclusivity, dining with friends

·         They help academic attainment by being linked to improved concentration