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Lunchtimes

New school meals service

Venn are excited to share our new school meals service with you!

It’s designed to be kind to the planet and include everyone. With our pre-order system, we waste less food, so every meal is fresh and tasty.

We can offer different menu options like gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan, and halal, all in a nut-free environment. This means every student can have a safe and yummy nutritious lunch, making it easy and worry-free for everyone.

What makes our service special is that the menus at each school are created by the students themselves. This makes lunchtime more fun because our students get to choose what they want to eat. Plus, these healthy and delicious meals cost just £1.50 each, no matter where the school is based. This makes it affordable for all families, and all children can enjoy high-quality meals.

At Venn Boulevard Centre, we recognise that group meals and fresh food consumption are beneficial for children’s health and development and provide an onsite cafe that offers a range of nutritious and delicious foods for breakfast and lunch, all of which are freshly prepared onsite.

During the lunch period from 11:45am to 12:45pm, pupils and staff are encouraged to eat together, promoting healthy eating habits and good mealtime etiquette. Research has shown that eating together in groups can improve social skills, self-esteem, and overall wellbeing.

Our cafe offers a daily selection of hot and cold food options at a cost of £1.50 per day, unless pupils are entitled to Free School Meals. Our chef takes into account any dietary requirements and additional needs discussed during the admissions process.

At Venn Boulevard Centre, we do not promote packed lunches brought in from home. Instead, our chef provides meals and snacks that meet all pupils’ needs, which are ordered each morning on arrival at school. This ensures that all pupils are provided with nutritious and healthy meals to fuel their learning and development.

In addition to the benefits of group meals, consuming fresh food has been shown to improve overall health and academic performance in children. Fresh food contains more essential vitamins and nutrients than processed or packaged foods, leading to better concentration, energy, and overall health.

Our Life Coaches run a range of clubs across the week during lunchtime including LGBT club and Lego club. These clubs are chosen in consultation with Pupil Voice.

After lunch, all pupils have time outside, weather permitting. This allows them to engage in physical activity, promoting overall wellbeing and health.

Further information:

“The most striking aspect of your school is the way in which you plan to support pupils’ individual needs.”

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“Within classrooms, teachers reward positive behaviours consistently.”

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“Teachers and teaching assistants work hard to ensure that pupils are ‘nudged’ in the right direction in lessons.”

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“The systems and structures that you have put in place ensure that pupils feel safe at school.”

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“Your school helps pupils to become
confident rounded young people.”

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“Once at school, the life coach works with
individuals to help them to deal with any anxieties that they may have.”

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“Teachers consider
pupils’ emotional well-being deeply and give them space when they need to refocus.”

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“Pupils at your school feel safe.”

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“Pupils welcome new arrivals with understanding and compassion.”

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“Pupils talked to us about the way in which you
and your staff celebrate difference and help to make everyone feel valued.”

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“A time of ‘reflection’ at the end of the
day allows pupils to consider how they have performed at school and helps them to focus on their attitudes and behaviours. ”

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“Pupils value the way in which you and your
staff make everyone feel included.”

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“The work of the
life coach can include one-to-one work in addition to positive thinking strategies,
mindfulness and aromatherapy.”

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“All pupils benefit from targets to help them to develop their social and emotional skills and to build a level of resilience.”

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“Teaching at your school is characterised by positive relationships between members of staff and pupils.”

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“In classrooms, pupils focus hard and respond well to any advice and guidance that is given to them.”

Ofsted

“Pupils are given chances to reflect upon this
through ‘life books’ where observations are made, and improvements praised.”

Ofsted

“A time of ‘reflection’ at the end of the
day allows pupils to consider how they have performed at school and helps them to focus on their attitudes and behaviours. ”

Ofsted

“Before coming to
school, you and other leaders work hard to understand the needs of individual
pupils.”

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“An SEMH curriculum runs through the heart of your school.”

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“You seek to identify any triggers which cause pupils to behave erratically and you work towards eliminating these.”

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