ICYMI Our Policy Briefing on the history & future of school meals is now available to read & share. Drawing on more than a century of evidence and new oral histories, we show how mealtimes are about so much more than nutrition. @EducationSheff @IOE_London @wlv_uni #histed

How can the food system deliver for health for people and planet? Our Executive Director Anna Taylor will be exploring what collective actions are needed to achieve real, lasting change at a @LidlGB in Dialogue event today. #LidlInDialogue #PlanetaryHealthDiet

It's great to see Roast dinner day being celebrated during #NSMW2025, supporting British farmers and producers. It's still a big favourite with students and staff. Hope there's plenty of pics 📸 @SAfoodforlife @LACA_UK @brad_pearce @kathbreckon @DerekWrightNW

📢 Amazing job alert! We're hiring a Citizen Engagement Assistant to support our work with Food Ambassadors, amplifying the voices of people with experience of #foodinsecurity More info & apply here: ➡️ https://t.co/Pi4weZXTVr #JobAlert #hiring #charityjobs

📢 Our first full-team article from the School Meals Project is now published! "The UK School Meals Service 1944-Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience" Read it here: https://t.co/639xMvwoBZ #histed @EducationSheff @HistEdSocUK @ANZHistEdSoc @sheffielduni @wlv_uni @ucl

📌 The #SchoolMeals Coalition’s 2nd Global Summit’s ‘Session 1: Showcasing Progress’ will spotlight how governments are accelerating national delivery. 📊 Launch of the latest edition of the State of School Feeding report, a 🌍 formal welcome of new Coalition members, 📢 and new

🌍 The 2nd #SchoolMeals Coalition Global Summit opens TODAY in Fortaleza, #Brazil 🇧🇷! 📢 A high-level opening session will set the tone for 2 days of high-level dialogue—uniting governments & partners to advance #SchoolMeals as a strategic investment in education, health and

📢 This is bigger than a crisis. The UK has deep-rooted inequalities and too many people do not have access to healthy food. Our latest podcast focuses on the #NorthEast of England, featuring: 🗣️ Barbara Achingale, Food Ambassador and mother of two young children from

Excited to be giving the @RoyalHistSoc's public lecture this December: 'Hunger, Health and Hope: A History of School Meals in Britain' @EducationSheff #histed 📅 Tuesday 10 December, 5:30pm 📍 London, in person 🎟️ Free, all welcome – register here:

For many young people, going back to school in September means stress, anxiety and hunger while trying to learn 📚𖡎🍽️ 🐉Free school meals have been rolled out for primary students in Wales but more must be done to ensure all young people can get the most out of school and grow

It has been a lovely week at #ISCHE46 in Lille. Thought-provoking panels, catching up with old friends and sharing results of the @esrcschoolmeals project! #histed @sheffielduni @wlv_uni @HistEdSocUK @educationsheff @IOE_ICHRE

On my way to #ISCHE2025 in Lille to take part (among other things) in a panel on our @ESRCSchoolMeals project! #histed @HistEdSocUK @EducationSheff @SheffSocScience @ShefUniImpact

Welcome to the final newsletter of our funded period! This month, we take a look at our end-of-project conference at Friends House in London on 19 June & our pre-formed panel at #ISCHE2025. @UoW_CREST @IOE_ICHRE @EducationSheff @HistEdSocUK @ShefUniImpact #histed

This ESRC project on the UK's school meal service is really fascinating work on a key aspect of UK education

To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @IOE_ICHRE @ShefUniImpact @HistEdSocUK @EducationSheff @UoW_CREST

.@SanghamitraQMUL makes a powerful case for the Government to go beyond its recently announced expansion of Free School Meals to 500,000+ more children — and to commit to universal provision. #Universalism #FreeSchoolMealsForAll @ConversationUK https://t.co/s88pRhiDsF

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Enjoyed our end-of-project conference today in London! Thanks to everyone for coming and to @SharonHodgsonMP for talking to us about the current #schoolmeals policy landscape #histed @HistEdSocUK @JeanetteOrrey @UoW_CREST @EducationSheff @IOE_ICHRE @ShefUniImpact

Join us for our free 1-day end-of-project conference on 19th June at Friends House, London! We'll share our key findings & recommendations and discuss all things #schoolmeals with some great people including @SharonHodgsonMP! #histed Register here: https://t.co/HDis5ZFwqY