Lunch Menus
School dinners at Woodhouse West
Woodhouse West is now working in partnership with Taylor Shaw. Taylor Shaw is one of the UK's leading specialist caterers in the education sector and is part of the world renowned Elior Group.
Taylor Shaw operate throughout the UK and they are responsible for the school meals service at Woodhouse West, providing freshly prepared food that contributes to the wellbeing of young people in their learning environment. We know that Taylor Shaw will provide freshly prepared food, a nutritionally balanced diet and innovative menus.
Taylor Shaw will ensure that all students have access to a healthy and affordable choice to eat each day, with options to meet the needs of everyone, including those with notified special dietary requirements. All of our new menus will be fully compliant with the government’s School Food Plan.
School dinners prices
NURSERY DINNERS - £2.30 per day (£11.50 per week) PRIMARY DINNERS - £2.60 per day (£13 per week)
Did you know?ALL children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are all eligible for a Universal Infant Free School Meal! You could save yourself time and £100s a year by encouraging your children to have a hot meal prepared and cooked fresh on site daily!
Let Taylor Shaw take the pressure off making a packed lunch and provide your child with a nutritionally balanced, hot and delicious lunch, for FREE!
Download the Taylor Shaw Free School Meals Leaflet for further information.
Free School Meals You may be entitled to a free school meal if you meet certain criteria. To find out if you are eligible, information is available at https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/schools-childcare/school-meals.
Not sure if you qualify? Apply anyway and the free school meals service will check for you.
Registering for free school meals couldn’t be easier and you can now apply online here.
The Department for Education do not know which children are eligible for free school meals unless their parents apply successfully for funding. Applying for a free school meal does not mean that your child has to have school dinners but it does mean that the school will receive Pupil Premium funding for your child if you successfully apply.
Call 0114 273 4567 (Free School Meals helpline number) if you require assistance with the application. |
Autumn/Winter Menu
School Dinners Menu
Healthy Packed Lunches
Children are encouraged to bring a healthy packed lunch in a named lunch box or bag. Whilst it is the parents’ choice as to what they put in their children’s lunch box, we do encourage a healthy mix.
Getting ideas and inspiration for what to include in your child’s lunchbox can be a difficult task. Healthy eating is simply about getting a better balance and eating a wide variety of foods. All foods provide energy and nutrients and it is achieving the correct intake of those nutrients that is important for health. Variety is the key to a healthy diet, so try not to offer the same foods on consecutive days. By including a broad range of different foods, a much wider variety of nutrients will be eaten. The ‘Healthier Lunchbox Checklist’ helps to explain what ‘a healthy mix’ means in terms of getting a good balanced meal in a lunchbox.
Healthier Lunchbox Checklist:
Have you included…?
- A good portion of starchy food: e.g. thick wholemeal bread, chapatti, pitta pocket, pasta or rice salad?
- Plenty of fruit and vegetables: e.g. an apple, a satsuma, handful of cherry tomatoes or carrot sticks, mini-can of fruit chunks or small box of raisins?
- A portion of milk or dairy food: e.g. individual cheese portion or pot of yogurt?
- A portion of lean meat, fish or alternative: e.g. ham, chicken, beef, tuna, egg, hummus or bean/lentil salad?
- A drink: e.g fruit juice, milk or water.
Packed Lunch & Healthy Eating Guidance
As a starter for this academic year, Eat Smart Sheffield have produced a newsletter for parents/carers.
It contains information and top tips for eating healthily throughout the day including breakfast ideas, school meals, healthy snacks & drinks, and family recipes.
Please access the newsletter here