Catering
What
ACE Catering service is passionate about ensuring the well-being of young people, through healthy and balanced nutrition We pride ourselves on a high-quality in-house catering provision working closely with local suppliers to ensure we use as much local, seasonal, British and organic produce where we can. We see this as an important investment in our children and their future health and well-being.
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Why
School meals matter. It has been well documented that children who eat nutritious meals every day and lead active lifestyles tend to excel. At ACE we recognise that our schools are on the frontline of efforts to improve childhood nutrition and our collective health. Improving the meals that our pupils eat in schools is an important step to achieve that goal.
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How
Our talented ACE Catering teams work together to achieve positive outcomes for our pupils and also collaborate with their local communities. Through improving school meals, we are not only providing important nutritional assistance but are also helping pupils to be better equipped to feed their minds.
ACE catering teams are making positive steps to sustainably manage their energy, water and waste. Through the sustainable catering charter they are also actively increasing local and seasonal produce, using high welfare meats but less of it and increasing grains and pulses to minimise the impact of climate change.
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6.1
The process to be followed in ACE Kitchens and schools to ensure catering financial transactions are properly managed
6.2
The process to be followed in ACE Kitchens and schools to ensure any pupil allergies are safely managed
6.3
The process to be followed in ACE schools to order food and drink supplies for school lunches, staff rooms, wrap-around care, hospitality, and food education/PTA/trips/events
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Catering Management Responsibilities
A document setting out the catering management responsibilities for kitchen managers, school administrators, and the ACE Catering and Facilities Lead
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6.5
The form to be completed by parents/guardians to notify the school of a child’s allergy or intolerance
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6.6
A document setting out packed lunch guidance which should be provided to all parents/guardians of children that do not receive school meals
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6.7
A document to be completed and displayed by kitchen managers to ensure all staff are aware of what allergens are contained within the various meals produced by the kitchen
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6.9
Wrap-Around Care/Staff Room Supplies/Hospitality Order Form
The order form to be used when ordering wrap-around care/staff room/hospitality supplies, following the process set out at 6.3.
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6.10
Reporting Catering Equipment/Property Issues Process
The process to be followed in ACE schools when reporting defects or issues with catering equipment or premises
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6.11
Receiving Catering Supplies Process
The process to be followed in ACE schools when receiving catering supplies into kitchens
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