School Food Matters

School Food Matters Due to our extensive work with London schools, SFM also participates in several regional and national policy steering groups dealing with school food issues.

đź”—Find links to forms, latest news, and blogs here: https://linktr.ee/schoolfoodmatters

Our mission is to teach children about food and to improve children’s access to healthy, sustainable food during their time at school. We share similar goals to excellent organisations such as Sustain, Food for Life Partnership and the Children's Food Trust and we frequently partner with them on local campaigning and project work. Our strength is working in depth, in one or two areas at a time, with parents, head teachers, local authority officers and others to create and implement changes to school meals and to support food education.

13/10/2026

One size does not fit all. Working with local organisations allows us to develop deeper links with the community, and tailor the programme to suit the area.

We've been working with to deliver our Young Marketeers programme in Bedford, and they have made this lovely film! đź‘Ź Watch below.

We are hiring a gardener in Leeds to deliver the Young Marketeers programme from January - July 2027! Please share with ...
12/10/2026

We are hiring a gardener in Leeds to deliver the Young Marketeers programme from January - July 2027! Please share with your Leeds-based friends... applications must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 1 November 2026.

School gardening roles are still open for applications in Coventry and Bedford: applications must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 1 November 2026.

Apply through the link in our bio, under 'Work with us'.🔗🥕

The ’s new whitepaper, “Food education: The missing ingredient in a healthier, more sustainable future”, highlights the ...
08/10/2026

The ’s new whitepaper, “Food education: The missing ingredient in a healthier, more sustainable future”, highlights the marginalisation of food education in England. Teachers, pupils and parents consistently say they value food education as a subject, but England has no requirement that food is taught by a subject specialist.

Read more on our latest news, link in bio. đź”—

This week on our blog: we spoke to two of our valued volunteers, who told us what they get from volunteering with us and...
29/09/2026

This week on our blog: we spoke to two of our valued volunteers, who told us what they get from volunteering with us and about the difference food education can make for children and young people.

From cooking sessions and school trips, to gardening, market days and assemblies, our volunteers play an important part in bringing School Food Matters’ food education projects to life.

Read more on the blog. Link in bio.

We were so pleased to have Julie Minns MP visit the Nourish programme at in Cumberland. The children showed her their n...
28/09/2026

We were so pleased to have Julie Minns MP visit the Nourish programme at in Cumberland. The children showed her their newfound chopping and grating skills, and received stickers for trying new vegetables from their proud local MP!

We know that children in schools with strong food education are twice as likely to eat five a day, and are far more likely to make healthy choices both at school and at home.

Our Nourish programme is delivered in Cumberland in partnership with Cumberland Council .

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Our much-loved Young Marketeers programme is now running in 16 cities across England and we need more gardeners! We are ...
28/09/2026

Our much-loved Young Marketeers programme is now running in 16 cities across England and we need more gardeners! We are hiring in Bedford and Coventry.🪴

The programme provides hands-on opportunities for children from primary schools to grow fruit and veg from seed to sell at their local market. As a Gardener and Project Officer, you will deliver food education sessions in four primary schools.

Applications must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 1 November 2026. Find the application form on our website, under “Work With Us”. Link in bio 🔗

We spoke to Bethany Everett, Nourish Project Officer at School Food Matters and former primary school teacher, who told ...
23/09/2026

We spoke to Bethany Everett, Nourish Project Officer at School Food Matters and former primary school teacher, who told us about what her work with schools has taught her about helping children engage with food. 🥕 Read more on our blog, link in bio. 🔗

In this webinar, our gardener will be giving school staff support and advice on how to best utilise their school garden ...
23/09/2026

In this webinar, our gardener will be giving school staff support and advice on how to best utilise their school garden this year.

He’ll be sharing essential knowledge and resources to build your confidence in your school’s garden, whether you're starting from scratch or just wondering what to plant this autumn. There will be lots of opportunities for participants to share knowledge and expertise around school gardening.

Sign up through the link in our Linktree bio. đź”—

We asked Antonia Braun, Nourish Scaling Manager and registered nutritionist at School Food Matters, what her work in sch...
16/09/2026

We asked Antonia Braun, Nourish Scaling Manager and registered nutritionist at School Food Matters, what her work in schools has taught her about improving food quality and creating nutritious and delicious meals that children enjoy.

Read more on our blog, link in bio.

Today, the government published revised school food standards for the first time since 2015, marking a major step forwar...
14/09/2026

Today, the government published revised school food standards for the first time since 2015, marking a major step forward for children's health and school food in England.

Read more on our Latest News, link in bio.

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