School Meals

BEDFORD SCHOOL

The school catering team offers boys a wide variety of wholesome, delicious food choices and encourages good nutritional habits and a healthy lifestyle. Boarders and day boys from across the school eat together each day in the Dining Hall and enjoy a wide range of tempting options. The weekly breakfast, lunch and supper menus can be viewed in the parents’ section of the school website.

Typical Lunch Menu

Soup Station Roasted Tomato & Basil / Seasonal Soup

Jacket and Pasta Bar Home Baked Jacket Potatoes with Baked Beans

Freshly cooked Pasta and Chef’s Seasonal Sauces, served with Mild Cheddar, Nut Free Pesto, Flaked Tuna or Chicken Pots

Main Counter Option 1 Cumberland Sausage, Glazed Carrots, Sweetcorn and Garden, Peas, Herbed Mash and Rich Onion Gravy

Main Counter Option 2 Chicken Tikka, Cardamom Rice, Bombay Aloo and Potatoes

Vegetarian

Special Diets Main Course

Cold Desserts

Hot Desserts

Yoghurt Bar

Special Diets Desserts Vegetarian Sausage, Glazed Carrots, Sweetcorn and Garden, Peas, Herbed Mash and Rich Onion Gravy

Halal/Gluten Free Sausage, Glazed Carrots, Minted Peas and Rich Onion Gravy

Seasonal Selection of Whole and Sliced Fruits and Jellies, Baked Raspberry Ripple Cheesecake

Sticky Date Banoffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce

Daily Selection of Freshly Homemade Yoghurts accompanied with Fruit Pulps, Compotes, Granolas, Crunchy and Sponge Toppings

Daily Selection of Gluten Free Cakes, Puddings and Desserts

BEDFORD SCHOOL

Meal Arrangements

The following meals are included in your son’s fees:

Day boys: lunches during term time - Monday to Saturday

Weekly boarders: all meals from Monday breakfast to Saturday lunch during term time

Boarders: all meals during term time

Special Dietary Requirements

If your son has special dietary needs for medical reasons, religious or personal beliefs, these will be catered for by our chefs. To help us ensure the right food is available for him, we ask that parents complete the dietary requirements section of the Medical Information form at the end of this document.

Any query you have on the catering arrangements should be raised with the Catering Manager in the first instance by emailing cateringmanager@ bedfordschool.org.uk, and thereafter with the Director of Finance and Operations, if necessary.

Parents of boys who have a special reason for not taking lunch in school should write to the Head Master explaining the situation. If, in exceptional circumstances, permission to take lunch at home is given, there will be no reduction in fees.

Food Allergies

Bedford School provides all its catering through Sodexo, a leading contract catering company. In conjunction with Sodexo, the school seeks to ensure that suitable procedures are in place to manage all potential pupil allergy issues and obviously we are keen that all new pupils enjoy a positive dining experience from day one.

If your son has been diagnosed with a food allergy, please ensure you complete the Food Allergies and Dietary Requirements form. Please note: this form must be completed and emailed to nurse@ bedfordschool.org.uk by Monday 13 June. The details of the allergy should be supported by a doctor’s or dietician’s diagnosis/assessment of his condition in writing. The correct medical information will ensure that Sodexo staff are able to identify specific allergens in ingredients which your son is allergic to, so that an appropriate diet can be provided.

Returning this form by the due date will allow Sodexo to evaluate and clarify this information where necessary, enabling them to make any specific arrangements or adjustments to ensure the most appropriate provision of school meals for your son.

Please ensure that you also inform us whenever there is a change to your son’s medical condition which may affect his food requirement, or if there is an update from the doctor regarding his food allergy.

We hope that you are able to assist the school through providing all necessary information required to enable the safe provision of school meals for your son. If you require any further information about Sodexo’s ‘Allergy in Schools Procedures’, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

We would ask that you do not send your son to school with treats for his classmates/friends, to avoid the risk of a boy being inadvertently given something that may cause an allergic reaction. Please also note that nuts are not permitted on the school estate.

Tuck Shop

The tuck shop in the Dining Hall’s Café Bar sells a wide selection of snacks and drinks including hot snacks such as baps, sausage rolls and pizza slices as well as cookies, cereal bars and fruit. Boys are able to purchase snacks from the tuck shop during morning break.