Our specialist, in-house staff training follows a formal training plan to ensure that all staff are provided with the skills they require to deliver excellence, including:
This support from Edsential means I have been able to progress to the role of Catering Supervisor, running my own kitchen at Childer Thornton Primary School. There is no better feeling than seeing children cheering when their favourite meal is on the menu or returning their empty plates at the end of service with full tummies. It’s even better knowing that the food they’re getting is high quality and nutritious.
The menus we prepare are made from scratch by us every morning, with fresh fruit and vegetables, meat from the local butcher, and home-baked biscuits and cakes (with less sugar than ever - not that the children can tell!).
Our roast dinners are made with beautifully cut joints of meat and ‘Fish Fridays’, made with sustainably sourced fish, are firm favourites with the children.
Tracy has worked in the catering industry for over 30 years and has specialised in school catering for over 25 years. Tracy is the strategic lead for the service but also works operationally, enabling her to have a deep understanding of the business and of the customers we work with. Tracy has excellent relationship management and change management skills, which allow her to drive innovation, efficiencies and provide best value and the highest quality of food.
Sarita has undertaken various roles in school catering and has a strong passion for food and ensuring children receive the best meals daily. Sarita ensures that all food sourced is of the highest quality, freshness and meets the strict food standards criteria. Sarita is also responsible for menu development.
Joanne has experience across both the private and public sector and has
experience in delivering high quality catering from the school kitchen right
through to fine dining establishments. Joanne is also a qualified level 3
NVQ training instructor and has delivered to Blue Chip companies. Joanne
joined the Catering team 18 years ago and her skills lie in empowering and
motivating teams.
Jan has experience in the education sector of catering and retail management. Her expertise is in customer service. Her 20+ years in catering gives her unparalleled knowledge to help schools operate an efficient catering provision. Jan works with a high number of schools, supporting teams to become as effective as possible.
Christine specialises in the Secondary sector and she spent many years running one of the busiest high school kitchens in the county. Christine was promoted to Operations Manager 17 years ago and now works across both the Primary and Secondary sectors supporting schools and staff in delivering high quality provision.
Our aim is to achieve the best for your school, your students, staff and governors nurturing positive client relationships, empowering a skilled workforce and driving a culture of high expectations.
There are so many reasons parents, carers and children opt for a school lunch: see what we can provide for your child and why it is important for you to consider signing up!
