Chefs in School

Chefs in Schools was created by Nicole Pisani who use to be the head chef at the acclaimed Soho restaurant Nopi. She to take the gamble of a lifetime and became the Head Chef at Gayhurst Primary School in Hackney.

Since arriving at Gayhurst, Nicole retrained the school cooks using the restaurant brigade system. They cook everything from scratch and bake bread daily. She also took charge of the cooking curriculum, teaching the children to butcher whole chickens and cook over fire pits in the playground. This work became the model for Chefs in Schools who have been working with us since autumn 2019.

We believe the best chance children have to understand the importance of a good diet is by eating, and learning how to make, delicious food, cooked from scratch. This combined with Taste Ed which is our food curriculum provides our children with the experience and knowledge to grow, prepare and cook healthy and delicious meals.

You can find out more about Chefs in Schools on their website and in the following attachments.

Chefs in Schools

Chefs in Schools Charter

Chefs in Schools Lunch Menu

We review our menus each term with our School Council who are given the opportunity to choose new meals from a list of recipes provided by Chef’s in Schools.

Campsbourne Menu Week 1

Campsbourne Menu Week 2

Halal Certificates

Halal Turkey 2020-2021

Halal Certificate – DB Foods Limited (Feb 2022)

Glendale Foods Limited Halal Certificate Expiry Date 10.02.22

School Meals Costs 2023-2024

This year all children are eligible to receive a free school meal through the Mayor of London Universal Free School Meals.

Packed Lunches

For those of you who prefer to provide your children with a packed lunch and snacks during the day we have a Food Policy which we ask parents to follow so that the messages from the school are consistent and it is fair for all children.

Campsbourne Food Policy