Derbyshire Catering Service ~Food Explorers Menus

   

Every Food Explorer menu is made up of tasty dishes packed full of nutrients, with each meal offering Food Explorers at least 3 of their 5 a day.

Our theme days  offer lots of new flavours to explore and include competitions for pupils to win Food Explorer prizes.

Most of our schools will offer three choices of a Food Explorer hot main meal, including a vegetarian or vegan option, a selection of  pasta pots, jacket potatoes or a sandwich.

Every Food Explorer is offered vegetables, side salad, bread and drinking water with their main meal. For dessert, fresh fruit and yoghurt is offered as an alternative to the homemade dessert of the day.

The Derbyshire Catering service take pride in using high quality produce to create their meals.

Overall, 72% of all raw ingredients used in their meals are sourced in the UK and they have a strict criterion for all of their ingredients.

For example:

  • all meat served is British and Red Tractor farm assured, meaning it can be traced back to the farm.
  • all eggs are Red Lion stamped
  • the fish we serve will not be Marine Conservation Society “avoid” list.

The Catering service produces a menu for the each full term with additional Theme Days monthly.

The upcoming Theme Days this term are:

   

At Hartington we are lucky to have a full kitchen on site and all our meals, sandwiches and desserts are made daily by Mrs K White our Kitchen Supervisor.

Mrs White also helps when food is part of the curriculum and has been running an after school Cookery Club during different terms of the year!

And, as always, the cakes made each day are delicious!

 

 

 

 

School Meals

NOTICEBOARD

2025

April
Fri 4th – Dancing at Village Hall followed by Community Lunch at school, Easter Egg Hunt & Craft Competition

Break for Easter school re-opens Wednesday 23rd April 2025

Tues 29th – AM – EYFS & KS1 Outdoor Fundamentals – Primary Stars – Parwich
Tues 29th – PM – KS2 Mega Athletics – Primary Stars – Parwich

MAY
Fri 2nd – MAST Puppet Assembly “The Woman at the Well”
Mon 5th – Bank Holiday
Tues 6th – MAST Hannah Wills
Mon 12th – SATS Week
Thur 22nd – Governor’s Mtg 4.30pm
Fri 23rd – Last day of Term

JUNE
Mon 2nd – Start of Summer Term 2
Weds 4th – 9am Tempest Class Photos
Fri 6th – Schools Together
Tues 17th – AM – EYFS & KS1
– Sports Day – Primary Stars – Parwich*
Tues 17th – PM – KS2 – Sports Day – Primary Stars – Parwich *
*Parents welcome at both events – Feel free to bring a picnic – no seating or refreshments provided*
Mon 23rd – INSET Day
Tues 24th – MAST – Hannah Wills