Our Catering

Aspen Services is our approved caterer for our Trust schools, please see below further information. 

Aspens Services, a market leading contract catering company specialising in school food. 

Aspen only work in the education sector so they know what their customers want.  Mixing this knowledge with an understanding of what’s hot in the food world sparks creativity and excitement in their chefs. Aspens kitchens provide delicious home cooked food each day and cater for individual dietary requirements.

The service provider makes sure that their Food Festival menus are packed with comfort dishes and, at the same time, they help pupils to take their first steps with new tastes to explore. 

Aspens don’t just provide food, they play their part to educate children and raise awareness about nutrition, food and where it comes from, so that they can make informed and mindful choices. Feeding our future.

Menu

The school menu rotates on a three-week basis and refreshes for Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer seasons. This can be found on. the schools individual websites.

How school meals can support your child’s diet

All children need a nutritious, balanced meal to grow and meet their full potential.

School meals need to be compliant with the School Food Standards. These were created to help children develop healthy eating habits and ensure that they get the energy and nutrition they need across the whole school day. Therefore, parents should be able to trust that the school’s menu has been developed based on scientific nutrition research.

Click on the link to find out more about the the Governments School Meals Food Standards: https://www.gov.uk/school-meals-food-standards

Free school meals

Check if your child can get free school meals in England and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.

Please request the relevant form from the school office or scan/click to find out more or click here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals  

Special Diets

Special diets are an integral part of their catering provision, whether as a result of an ethical or religious belief or a food intolerance or allergy.  To register any special diets as a requirement please complete and return the special diets form to the school as soon as possible.

Our Planet

Aspen works closely with their clients and suppliers to be as environmentally friendly as they can. By making lots of small changes, they can make a big difference. Aspen cares about the future and continues to focus on responsible sourcing, using seasonal produce, increasing their focus on plant-based recipes, making their menus more sustainable, keeping waste to a minimum and reusing and recycling to reduce the impact they have.

For further information please visit: https://www.aspens-services.co.uk/