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Home | 10 October 2008

Dear Parent / Guardian

Your views are important to us. We want to know how satisfied you are with the current school catering service and 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 poor and 6 is excellent)

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 menu.

DAY 1
Low Fat Sausages and
Yorkshire Pudding Cheese and Onion Quiche (v),
All served with Creamed or Jacket Potatoes and
Cauliflower and Carrots
Home Made Syrup Sponge and Custard
or Banana Split

DAY 2
Roast Gammon and Pineapple
with Oven Roast or Jacket Potatoes
Ploughman’s Lunch (v)
All served with Broccoli Florets and Cabbage
Lemon Curd Roly Poly and Custard
or Melon Slice

DAY 3
Chilli Con Carne and Rice
Jacket Potato with Cheesy Beans (v)
All served with Ratatouille and Sweetcorn
Banoffee Pudding and Custard
or Strawberry Sparkle

DAY 4
Fish Fingers and Parsley Sauce With Chips or
Jacket Potato Vegetable Curry and Rice (v)
All served with Peas and Carrots
Orange Sponge and Custard
or Cheese and Biscuits

DAY 5
Chicken Wrap with Pasta
Macaroni Cheese and Garlic Bread (v)
All served with Coleslaw and Mixed Salad
Flapjack
or Chocolate Ice Cream Roll

(v) Suitable for Vegetarians

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 approve of the menu choice described
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 child’s 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 Other reason (please describe)

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