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Primary School Catering Feedback Questionnaire

Dear Parent / Guardian

Your views are important to us as we look to evaluate your satisfaction with the current school catering service and to hear your thoughts about how you would like to see the service develop in the future. Please take a moment of your time to complete the questionnaire. I thank you in advance for doing so.

Name of school:

Name of Town/Village:

1. How many school_aged children are in your household?

2. Do they currently take a school lunch?

Yes No

3. Which of the following issues do you consider most important regarding catering at your school?
Please indicate by highlighting the appropriate number (where 1 is least important and 6 is most important to you)

	1	2	3	4	5	6
Value for money
Quality of food
Nutritional Balance/Healthy Eating
Choice available each day
Knowing what is on the menu each day
Knowing more about the cooking and preparation process

4. How would you rate the current service at your child's school?
Please indicate by highlighting the appropriate number (where 1 is least important and 6 is most important to you)

1	2	3	4	5	6

4.B On what do you base your view?
(Please highlight)

I have seen the service in operation at lunchtime
What your children say
Literature sent out
Your memory of school lunches
What other people say

Listed below is a typical weeks menus.

DAY 1
Pork Sausages, Pizza Margarita (v),
Chicken Sausage ®
All served with Jacket Wedges and
Baked Beans
Fromage Frais and Home Made Cookie
and Apple Juice ( new ) or Fresh Milk Drink

DAY 2
Roast Chicken, Gravy, Roast and
Creamed Potatoes
Pitta Pockets with Quorn ( new ) (v), Smiles
Cheese Superstars ( new ) (v) Roast and
Creamed Potatoes
All served with Broccoli Florets
Fruit Jelly and Pears and Blackcurrant
Squash or Fresh Milk Drink

DAY 3
Cottage Pie, or Fish Fingers, Sauté
Potatoes, Tomato Sauce
Vegetable Samosa (v), Sauté Potatoes,
Tomato Sauce
All served with Carrots and Garden Peas
Apple Toffee Pudding and Custard
and Lemon Squash or Fresh Milk Drink

DAY 4
Hot Soup, Twizzler in a Finger Roll ( new ),
Cheese and Vegetable Pie (v) or
Lamburger ®
All served with
Pasta Salad and Crunchy Veg Sticks
Chocolate Chip Muffin and Orange Squash
or Fresh Milk Drink

DAY 5
Pork Tenderloin, Gravy or Traditional Fish in
Crispy Batter
Both served with Chips, Cauliflower and
Peas or Vegetable Curry (v), Rice or Naan
Tearaway ( new ), Cauliflower Florets, Peas
Paris Sandwich and Hot Sauce
Blackcurrant Squash or Fresh Milk Drink

Available Daily

Filled Jackets Potatoes, Fresh Fruit Wedges ( new ), Home Made Cake or Cookies, Yoghurt, and Ice Cream.

(v) Suitable for Vegetarians ® Available only in Schools where religious diets are required.

5. Please can you rate your attitude towards the following, where 1 shows you strongly DISAGREE with the statement and 6 shows you strongly AGREE with the statements? (please highlight)

	1	2	3	4	5	6
I wasn't aware the menus included such items
I think the menus represent good value for money
I think there are too many processed food on the menu
I think the menus reflect my child's tastes
I think the menus are nutritionally balanced
I am impressed to see the choices available
I realise you are working to encourage children to try new foods in addition to what we know they like to eat

6. Have you any other comments regarding the school lunch service at your school or school lunches in general?

7. If you answered 'no' to question 2, please highlight which of the following statements best describes the reasons your child does not currently stay for a school meal. You can highlight more than one statement if applicable.
(Please highlight)

Cost of the meal or cost related issues
Your child chooses not to stay
Your child is a fussy eater
As a parent you want to monitor your childs food intake
You believe there to be too much processed food with school lunches
You have a cooked meal in the evening
You believe there is not enough choice available

Thank you again for taking the time to complete the questonnaire.

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