Catering at Ravenscliffe
Showcasing good practice and incredible school meals at Ravenscliffe High School, Halifax
*Welcome back to the new school year! 🎒✨*
We hope you had a fantastic summer and are feeling ready for an exciting term ahead.
Our Catering Team is thrilled to launch our *new menu*! 🍎🥗
It’s packed with tasty, nutritious meals to keep you energised, focused and ready to learn.
What’s new?
- *More whole foods*: fresh fruit & veg, wholegrains and lean proteins
- *Locally sourced ingredients* wherever possible
- Meals designed to meet the upcoming school food standards
*Why school meals matter:*
- Supports healthy growth and development
- Boosts concentration and learning 📚
- Keeps energy levels up all day
- Promotes good health and wellbeing
We’re committed to making sure every meal is both *delicious AND nutritious*.
We can’t wait to serve you this year!
Your Catering Team* 💚
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Wendy and I had the opportunity to attend theschoolfoodpeople.co.uk show and forum at the NEC on Wednesday. This gives use the opportunity to see any new products and new trends within school food.
As you can see from pictures there was a display on the history of school meals from the 1940s to present day.
The department of education are bringing in new school food standards starting in primary schools in 2027 and secondary 2028.
This is going to have major impact on School meals for every School across the country. These changes are in consultation at this present moment, but they are looking at introducing more Whole Foods pulses lentils within the school menus. And reduce sugar, cheese, desserts, and carbonated drinks.
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They say variety is the spice of life and it most certainly is in the catering department at Ravenscliffe High School. Our mission statement is clear; to provide a healthy variety of foods to improve both the education and the lifestyle of our students.
Meet the Team
The team is split across the Skircoat Green and Spring Hall sites, however all colleagues work closely to ensure students receive a healthy,
nutritious and fulfilling menu with options that offer both familiarity and challenge alike.
The team currently consists of Tony, Wendy, Michelle, Paula, Katie, Kate, Sarah, & Cecilia. Their collective passion, enthusiasm and experience has helped drive the school’s catering provision forwards. They offer a friendly and welcoming service, encouraging our young people to make healthy choices that broaden their food horizons.
Keep up to date with what the Catering Team are producing via the Facebook feed above!
The Mission
- To ensure pupils and staff receive nutritious, fresh, local and organic food at lunch and throughout the school day and that this food is
delicious, seasonal, affordable and safe. - To create an enjoyable and sociable dining experience for students in school and a lively food culture within the school and the wider community.
- To give pupils and the wider community the opportunity to acquire basic skills in planning, preparing and cooking healthy meals and an understanding of basic hygiene.
- To provide opportunities for pupils to eat and cook with vegetables that they have grown themselves.
Café @ the Track
Spring Hall is home to Cafe@TheTrack, a vocational training and work experience facility which aims to furnish students with the skills and qualifications required to pursue a career in the catering and hospitality industry, should that be something they are interested in.
Our Suppliers
The Catering Team at Ravenscliffe are committed to providing healthy, tasty, sustainable and ethical meals for the Ravenscliffe Community. As part of this pledge, we only use local, sustainable food producers. We feel that using local suppliers ensures the long term sustainability of food production, and also has a positive financial impact on the local economy. Where possible we always try to source local or at least British produce. Moreover, all meat used in school is of the highest quality and meets stringent animal welfare standards.