School Meals

The school meal service offers nutritionally balanced, well presented food in an environment that is safe, well ordered and sensitive to the needs of pupils in order that they may enjoy the lunchtime social experience. Healthy choices are very much in evidence in all menus. Food and drinks served meet the requirements of The School (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007.

Contact details

E-mail: ecscatering@highland.gov.uk

Tel: 01463 663340 Fax: 01463 237508

Secondary School Pupil School Meal Survey Results (pdf 97kb)

Primary School Parents/Carers Views on School Lunches in Highland (pdf 113kb)

Smart Cards

What is a Smart Card?

Smart Card is a cash-less system providing an easy way to pay for school meals. It runs alongside the traditional cash-paying system, so if you prefer your child to use cash instead, you are of course free to do so.

However, Smart Card offers numerous benefits including:

security - no need for your child to carry cash
easy to use - money is paid onto the card as and when you wish and the balance debited each time the card is used;
flexibility for you - you can pay for your child’s meals as far in advance as suits.

There are two types of Smart Card - both identical in appearance

a Free Meals Card - for pupils who are entitled to receive free meals
a Paying Card - for pupils who pay for their meals

An application form for Free School Meals and Assistance with Clothing Grants can be downloaded from the current documents section.

Menus

In the Current Documents section there are the following documents:

Spring and Summer Menu for Primary and Secondary Schools
A price list for meals in secondary schools
Menus also displayed in Gaelic and Polish

Special Diet, Food Allergy

If your child requires a special diet for health reasons, please fill in the Special Diet Food Allergy form and send it to the head teacher of the school that your child attends. The request will be considered by the head teacher in consultation with the school meals service. Where appropriate, they will seek the advice of the local dietician.

Nutrition Charts

In the Current Documents section there are four charts containing information on the nutritional breakdown of the weeks menu compared with recommended intakes for children. Green meets the guideline; yellow is within 10% and acceptable; red does not meet the guideline.

Healthy Living and Nutritional Guidance

For information and guidance on healthy living topics including guidance to assist schools adhering to the nutritional standards set within the Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 please use the link Healthy Living in the Related Information section at the right hand side of this page.