Criteria
A Healthy School:

Minimum evidence

Mechanisms are in place for ongoing staff consultation on food issues

• Staff governor meeting minutes
• Food audits,
• FIS groups
• Writing / reviewing whole school food policy

Schools should reward pupils without giving them sweets or confectionary

• Whole school food policy
• Alternative ways of rewarding pupils are promoted in school

Birthdays are celebrated without the use of sweets and/or confectionary

• Whole school food policy
• Alternative ways of rewarding pupils are promoted in school

The menu must be published every day and made accessible to all pupils and parents / carers

• Parents / carers have access to weekly menus either via school notice board or newsletter
• Menu available to pupils in advance, e.g. displayed in hall or classroom

All staff proactively encourage support and recognise healthy choices

• Written into whole school food policy
• Whole school approach, e.g. promotion of healthy choices,  'home baking,' rewards

Specific consideration is given to the impact of dietary choices on dental health

• Where dried fruit or drinks other than milk or still water are available outside of mealtimes, strong consideration has been given to how this practise negatively affects dental health.
• If dried fruit or drinks other than milk or still water are available outside mealtimes, healthy alternatives are available and pupils are made aware of the dental health implications of the foods on offer.

All food and drink provided within the school and its extended activities meet or exceed the current DCSF nutritional standards.

• Consideration given to how all food/drink that is provided through school, meets or exceeds the DCSF nutritional standards. (This includes food provided by the main caterer and other food school might provide or is provided on the school site).
• Written into whole school food policy.