Nut-Free and Sesame-Free School:

Our school endeavours as far as possible to be a nut-free school, this includes sesame seeds. We have quite a number of students in school who have severe nut and sesame allergies and can be seriously affected by someone else who is eating or may have recently eaten nuts.  

Please encourage your child to understand that eating a nut product (including items such as sandwiches with peanut butter, houmous, or Nutella, nutty chocolate bars, or bread with sesame seeds) can have a serious effect on a student later on in the classroom.

Please also see our School Meals webpage for information about the hot lunches we offer from our school kitchen.

NHS: Healthier lunchbox recipes

"Whether squeezing it in before the school run in the morning or before bed on busy midweek evenings, preparing your child's lunchbox can seem like just another thing on the list."

If you make a packed lunch for your child then this NHS website has all sorts of quick, easy, healthier lunchbox ideas and tips.

Please see the image below for some of their tips for a healthier lunchbox, or visit their website for more tips, lunchbox recipe ideas, or to sign up for healthy steps emails and get easy tips from nutrition experts and other parents, Disney themed games, fun challenges and budget-friendly recipes delivered to your inbox!

Food - a fact of life: Healthy lunchboxes

Food – a fact of life (FFL) is a comprehensive, progressive education programme which communicates up-to-date, evidence-based, consistent and accurate messages around ‘food’ to all those involved in education. FFL is run and managed by the British Nutrition Foundation, in partnership with the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

Whilst it is not mandatory in the UK, many schools have adopted healthier lunchbox policies, which have been shared with parents and carers to encourage healthy eating in school.

Eating a healthy, balanced lunch is vital for ensuring children have the right nutrients and enough energy to see them through the school day, however, achieving this balance is not always as easy as it sounds. The key to a healthy packed lunch is variety and getting the right balance of foods to provide children with all of the nutrients they need to stay healthy. A packed lunch made at home can be a healthy and delicious choice and gives a parent or carer control over the foods and ingredients included.

It may be worth considering whether your child could have a school meal, as meals served in schools in the UK have to comply with regulatory standards for the foods provided and it is often easier to get the essential nutrients children need into a cooked meal than into a packed lunch.