Change description : 2025-11-17 14:48:00: Updated ‘School food standards practical guide’ and ‘School food: guidance for governors’ to add a link to an online training course on school food for governors and trustees. [Guidance and regulation]
Resources and advice for all schools and caterers. They offer practical guidance on how to apply the school food standards and make sure healthy options are always available for pupils.
Added a link to the new Allergy School resource in the 'Other resources' section of 'Allergy guidance for schools'.
13 February 2025
Updated the 'School food standards practical guide' and 'School food: guidance for governors' documents to include information on the pilot online training course on school food for governors and trustees.
21 January 2025
Added link to 'Breakfast clubs early adopter guidance for schools and trusts in England' in 'School food standards practical guide'.
19 September 2024
Added a link to the Schools Allergy Code in 'Allergy guidance for schools'.
7 February 2023
Updated 'School food: guidance for governors': added a link in 'Oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure money is well spent' to the 'Get help buying for schools' service.
11 May 2022
Updated ‘Checklist for school lunches’ so it shows 3 weeks rather than 4.
5 May 2022
Changed headings on 'Checklist for school lunches' to week numbers.
8 September 2021
We have updated 'Allergy guidance for schools' with information on prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods and additional resources and links.
2 September 2021
'Portion sizes and food groups' updated: corrected dairy portions for secondary pupils.
2 July 2021
Documents converted to accessible formats to meet accessibility requirements. No policy changes have been made.