Birmingham School Feast to launch

16th July 2008, 11:18am

A new training scheme for teachers, school cooks and teaching assistants will be launching tomorrow (17 July) at Bournville College in Birmingham as part of a £220 million overhaul of school meals.

Birmingham School Feast (Food Excellence Skills and Training) Centre has joined forces with Bournville College and Birmingham City Council to provide a wide range of training and support to all those involved in providing healthier school meals to local pupils.

Renowned TV cook Prue Leith OBE (pictured) and Jeanette Orrey, the dinner lady behind Jamie Oliver, will be launching the Birmingham Regional Feast Centre to a crowd of around 100 visitors from schools, government organisations and catering companies.

Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, said the centres were "another leap forward" towards healthy school meals.

Weblink:

www.schoolfeast.co.uk

Related Articles:

• 18 Oct 2010 - Rob Rees launches school FEAST bus in Shropshire
• 10 Aug 2010 - School FEAST trained cooks to compete on live television cook-off
• 16 Oct 2009 - Prue Leith opens School FEAST centre at Worcester College
• 14 May 2009 - Three new skills centres for school cooks open in London
• 13 May 2009 - North east feasts on school food training

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