Serving up recipe for healthy eating
PRIMARY schools across Rochdale have been commended for their commitment to dishing up healthier food to their pupils.
Catering teams and teachers from 10 were celebrated at a healthier catering awards ceremony at the town hall.
All the schools have achieved the top rating for their school meals catering from the Greater Manchester Healthy Catering Awards.
They also actively promote healthier options to children, and hold a level five food hygiene rating.
The schools join 20 others in Rochdale who have received the award over the past two years.
Linda Cotton, headteacher at Norden Primary, said: “We have a wonderful team of cooks in our school kitchen who work incredibly hard to provide a brilliant service for our children at lunchtimes.
“This award reflects their dedication in providing us with a delicious, healthy menu which the children and staff all love.”
Coun Sara Rowbotham, cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: “Ensuring children in Rochdale are healthy is a goal we all contribute towards and it’s brilliant to see our schools setting an excellent example.
“Congratulations to all schools who have been recognised with this award and I encourage others schools to strive towards achieve this in the future.”
The 10 schools who received their award from the mayor, Councillor Mohammed Zaman, were Our Lady and St Paul’s in Heywood, Castleton, Norden, Holy Family, Sandbrook, All Saints, Littleborough, Middleton Parish, Milnrow Parish, and Broadfield.
It is hoped that all primary schools in the borough will achieve the excellence award by 2020.