School lunches

Our meal deals include: 

• Main Meal Deal priced at £2.52 
• Hot Option - This includes either a hot meal and drink or a hot meal and dessert. 
• Cold Option - This includes  Baguette, Drink or Dessert  
• 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.  

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 Good 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 & encourage new tastes. 
• They support inclusivity, dining with friends. 
• They help academic attainment by being linked to improved concentration. 

Your child may be able to get free school meals 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 also not entitled to a 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 the 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 apply please follow Free School Meals | Leicestershire County Council or contact enquiries@heathlaneacademy.org.uk