School Catering – Taylor Shaw
The school’s catering service is provided by Taylor Shaw, caterer of choice for thousands of secondary school students across the UK.
We believe lunch is an integral part of the school day. When students sit down with friends, they cement relationships, enhance social skills, and replenish both their body and mind.
Our menus are exciting, nutritious, and appealing, served in a supportive environment designed to educate students about how they can make healthy choices to support their wellbeing and improve their ability to focus.
Our freshly prepared menus meet the Government’s School Food Standards and meet the bronze Food for Life standards.
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Great Value
Our 3 item meal deal is priced at £2.60 and includes:
- Main Dish of the Day or a Jacket Potato & Filling or a Sandwich plus a homemade traybake & a slice of fruit
Healthy Eating Promotion
Good nutritional choices are vital to students’ health, academic achievement, and wider performance at school. Our Healthy Swaps campaign encourages the uptake of healthier items by providing suggestions for more nutritious options that are readily available.
Dining Facilities
We have two Canteens for our students to use and an outdoor food pod. Years 7 & 8 to use the smaller canteen – Years 9, 10 & 11 to use the larger canteen at lunchtime. At break students can use either canteen. Both canteens sell the same which include: Sandwiches, Pizzas, Grab & Go food, hot cooked meals and snacks.
Theme Days
Keep an eye out for our regular Theme Days and Pop Ups featuring fantastic flavours for students to try including our Taste of Greece, May The Fourth Be With You and Veganuary!
Allergen Management
At Taylor Shaw, all our colleagues are trained and up to date with allergen procedures and will provide accurate allergen information to your child. If your child has allergies, we would ask that they speak to our server for information so that they can be provided with the information they need to make an informed and safe choice.
Eating a School Lunch is Better for Your Child
Did you know only 1% of packed lunches meet the nutritional standards that currently apply to school food? Five reasons school lunches are better;
- They save time & money
- They’re nutritionally better than a packed lunch
- They promote a varied diet & encourages new tastes
- They support inclusivity, dining with friends
- They help academic attainment by being linked to improved concentration
Cashless Catering
Westhoughton High School operates a cashless catering system which provides lots of advantages for the school, students and parents:
- Quicker service and shorter queues at lunch and break times
- No more looking for change every morning, accounts can be quickly credited online via the ParentPay system
- Discourages dinner money being spent in shops outside school for unhealthy snacks such as chocolate and crisps
- Automatic ‘Free School Meals’ allocation with students remaining anonymous
- Parents can receive reports of the use of the system.
Information about Free School Meals
Bolton Council has a duty to provide free schools meals, which comply with national nutritional standards, to eligible students. The Council also has a scheme to help families buy essential school clothing. If for some reason you feel you do not qualify but still have remaining concerns or difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact us in confidence. Ask to speak to Debbie Arstall at school on 01942 814122.
Eligibility
Your child may be able to get free school meals and uniform allowance if you get any of the following:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.
To be eligible for school clothing allowance the child must be in year seven or nine.
For further information about free school meals, uniform or travel assistance: Tel: 01204 331 590. Alternatively see the website: http://www.bolton.gov.uk/website/pages/Freeschoolmealsandschoolclothingallowance.aspx
Contact Details
If you have any questions or suggestions about the school’s catering service please contact School via the main school reception, thank you.
