The Defence That Only Exists on Paper
I remember standing in a school kitchen three years ago, the air thick with the smell of overboiled pasta and…
Month: June 2026
Recognising Hunger Without Embarrassing Anyone
I remember standing in a secondary school kitchen three years ago, the steam from a massive vat of pasta hitting…
Building a Rota That Survives Absence
I’ve sat in too many cramped school kitchens during a mid-morning rush to believe the nonsense that you need a…
Assessing the Chemicals You Already Use
I’ve sat in enough cramped, humid school kitchens to know that the moment I pull out a folder titled “Chemical…
Records That Prove You Did the Thing
I’ve spent sixteen years walking into kitchens where the first thing I do isn’t looking at the prep stations, but…
The First Week for a New Kitchen Assistant
I’ve sat in enough damp, echoing school kitchens to know that the moment you hand a new hire a fifty-page…
Provision During the School Holidays
I remember standing in a primary school kitchen three years ago, watching a frantic midday service where the sheer volume…
The Complete Guide to Free School Meals
I’ve sat in too many cramped, steam-filled school kitchens to believe that a “complete guide to free school meals” needs…
Coshh in a Kitchen Store
I remember walking into a school kitchen three years ago—it was the middle of a frantic Tuesday lunch service—and the…
The Complete Guide to Texture Modified Diets
I remember standing in a school kitchen three years ago, watching a stressed midday supervisor try to mash a tray…