What the Food Environment Specialist Award is and what your school needs to do to achieve it.
About the Food Environment Specialist Award
The Food Environment Specialist Award helps schools develop a healthy, positive and inclusive food culture across the whole school day.
What your school needs to do to achieve the award
The award framework will support your school to review and improve:
- leadership and responsibility for school food
- food and drink choices provided throughout the day and its compliance with the School Food Standards
- the dining environment and pupils' mealtime experience
- school food policies and staff knowledge and training
- food education across the curriculum and pupil participation
- engagement with parents and carers
How long it takes
We recommend that you complete the application within one year, so that your answers stay up to date.
How to work towards the award
Use our online system to:
- see the up to date award criteria and guidance
- tell us you're starting to work towards a specialist award
- send us evidence of your work
- track your progress
- submit your finished work
You can also download a PDF copy of the pdf Food Environment Specialist Award criteria(248 KB) .
Guidance and resources
We have advice, training and resources such as lesson plans and example policies on our Food and nutrition in schools page.
After you achieve the award
Your school will:
- receive a Mental Health and Wellbeing Specialist Award Certificate
- be able to use award logos on your website or letterheads
- receive further support from the Bristol Healthy Schools Team
Contact us
Get in touch with the Bristol Healthy Schools team to find out more.