School Lunches
*Please inform us of any special dietary needs or allergies your child may have as soon as you are made aware of it by your GP*
School Meals
Aspens Catering Service pride themselves on providing top quality, fresh, locally sourced food which is prepared on site, from scratch. Helping us to ensure all Knowleswood’s children are provided with deliciously, healthy and nutritious food every day. Our school canteen is HMC registered and can cater for any dietary requirement. You can find out more information about our caterers at the following website:
All children who are Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 age are entitled to a free school meal.
You may also qualify for free school meal funding in Year 3 and beyond, if you are in receipt of any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
If you think you may be eligible, please apply for free school meals at the below link:
Packed Lunches
Our aim is to also ensure that all packed lunches brought from home and consumed in school (or on school trips), provide children with healthy and nutritious food which is now regulated by national standards.
As a school, it is part of our responsibility to help children learn how to eat healthily. The school believes that this will help your child to choose healthy, tasty food at lunchtime.
Packed lunches may include:
- A sandwich that includes a savoury filling (e.g. egg, tuna, cheese, cooked meat)
- Meat, fish or other source of non-dairy protein (e.g. lentils, chick peas, hummus)
- A starchy food such as bread, pasta, rice, noodles
- Dairy food such as cheese, yogurt, fromage frais
- A smoothie or yogurt drink
- A biscuit – this can be a chocolate biscuit but not a chocolate bar.
- Crisps or other snack such as seeds, savoury crackers, breadsticks etc.
Packed lunches should not contain:
- Confectionery such as chocolate bars, chocolate coated cakes and sweets.
- Sausage rolls and pies should only be included occasionally.
- Juice or fizzy drinks.
For more information about healthy lunches please follow the links below:
