West Midlands School Food Ambassador

Network Day

15th May 2008

Jurys Inn, Broad Street, Birmingham

Programme

10.00 / Coffee and Registration / Reception Desk
10.30 / Welcome and Opening Remarks / Sandra Russell, LACA
10.40 / Taking School Food Forward in the West Midlands / Karen Saunders, DHWM
10.50 / School Food Ambassadors – what does it mean for you? / Catherine Goodridge
Laura Smith, SFT
11.00 / Discussion – how can the role work for you? / Catherine Goodridge
11.30 / Speed dating – an opportunity to find out more about different areas of work
(5 sessions in 1 hour)
1.  School FEAST / Paul Mellor, Bournville College
2.  Sustainable Schools
3.  Extended Schools / Mary Burton, GOWM
Corrine Cappell, COntinyou
4.  Healthy Schools / Karen Saunders, DHWM
5.  Million Meals / Linda Smith, SFT
6.  Food for Life Partnership / Anna O’Sullivan
7.  Year of Food and Farming / David Howatson, GOWM
8.  Let’s Get Cooking / Deborah Robb, SFT
9.  Sustainable Procurement / Liz Kenny, GOWM
10.  National Child Measurement Programme / David Elliott, DHWM
11.  School Meals Research / Heather Clark, SFT
11. Food Safety / Rob Chapelo
12.30 / Feedback from discussions / Catherine Goodridge
12.45 / Question Time
1.00 / Lunch and time for networking / Restaurant
2.00 / Workshop Session 1 (pick 1)
Nutritional Standards for School Food – an overview / Heather Clark, SFT
Whole School Food Policy and Packed Lunch Policies / Catherine Goodridge
Sue Baugh, Wolverhampton Healthy Schools Team (tbc)
2.30 / Workshop Session 2 (pick 1)
Nutritional Standards for School Food - discussing the practicalities / Heather Clark, SFT
Increasing School Meal Uptake – Case studies from the region / Kathleen Jones, Principal Catering Manager, Solihull
Verity Simms, George Salter Secondary School
Julie Nicholls, Fit for Life Co-ordinator, Sandwell
3.00 / What next? Question and Answers / Sandra Russell
Catherine Goodridge
3.15 / Refreshments and opportunity to network