St Peter's goes Cashless with the Allpay system
St Peter's Primary in Wem is the latest school to convert to the cashless payment system which uses fingerprints to pay for meals. The scheme is being rolled out across Shropshire with further schools planning implementation throughout 2012.
Allpay Cashless system at Stottesdon CE Primary
Stottesdon Primary are the third school in the past 6 months to adopt the Allpay method of paying for school meals which sees children use their finger print to pay for meals at the till. The system has seen tremendous enthusiasm with 95% of children signing up in the first 3 days.
Oakmeadow sees a steady rise in meal numbers
Meal numbers have risen consistently after two Bayston Hill primary schools, Oaklands and Longmeadow, amalgamated at the beginning of September. The first week that the new school opened its doors, an average of 70 children were taking meals on a daily basis, however since then, meals have risen to 120 per day by October half term.
Compliments have been flying in from visitors and staff at the school and much of the increase is attributed to the dynamics of the new kitchen team who have adapted brilliantly to their new routines and equipment. Great support from Headteacher Huw Roberts has helped the service grow and we hope this improvement will go from strength to strength over the remainder of the school year.
Primary and Secondary schools achieve top hygiene results
National hygiene results released for October show primary and secondary schools continuing to achieve top scores for food hygiene, safety and general cleanliness of school kitchens. Primary schools gaining 4 and 5 stars include; Worthen, Belvidere, St Lawrence's, Church Stretton and St Mary's, Bucknall.
Thomas Adam's secondary school in Wem and our non education catering sites, the Column Restaurant and the QC Coffee Shop at Shirehall, were also awarded 5 stars.
Shire Services staff work really hard to achieve these results and make a massive contribution to the strength of Shropshire's catering service.
Primary school meals up 500 on last year
Primary schools in Shropshire have seen an extra 500 meals being sold compared to this time last year. Exciting promotions, enthusiastic staff and increasing meal numbers contribute to the increase.
Lacon Childe - New service doubles income!
Shire Services are proud to be working in partnership with Lacon Childe School to provide students and staff with a new and exciting catering service. The icing on the cake is that pupils taking meals has doubled since the start of term.
A varied menu is now on offer including our ever popular sandwich deli bar, our customers appreciate being able to choose the combination of sandwich they want, rather than have to make a choice from a ready made selection.
A new ‘Theo’s’ concept is the Curry Bar offering curry, rice, naan bread and cookie or fruit for just £2.00, popular with both adults and students
The remaining menu consists of pasta, baked potatoes and a daily traditional meal, for example Fish & Chip Friday the traditional meal enjoyed the most!
Our income is a sure reflection of students' satisfaction with the catering team reporting double takings compared to this time last year
Paying for school meals in the new Autumn Term
Parents are advised that all cheques for dinner money should be make payable to Shropshire Council. Paying money onto the account in advance will also help to prevent students from running out of money to buy their lunch.
Please also note that paying money via Parent Pay will require 24 hours to clear before money is available to the student.
For more information on any of our news stories, either follow the links on this page to the primary or secondary school meal pages, or contact us via the details on this page.