Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
CopperfieldCollege
Years712
Rationale:
The Victorian Government released a Healthy Canteen Kit for School Canteens and Other School
FoodServicesPolicydocumentinDecember2006.Thisdocumentappliestofoodserviceswithin
the school environment, for example school events such as celebrations and sports days, vending
machinesandfoodsusedincurriculumactivities.
Within this document foods were divided into specific colours and categories; foods which can be
sold daily (green); foods which can be offered only on certain days of the week, need to select
carefully(amber)andfoodswhichcanbesoldonlyonacoupleofoccasionsintheTerm(red).This
documentisonSharepointsoallstaffcanaccesstheinformation.
Thecanteensonallourcampuseshavecompliedwiththeserequirements.
Aim:
Thecollegeaimstohaveawholeschoolapproachtohealthyeatingandtofollowthehealthyeating
guidelines set out by the Department. The aim of this document is to clarify the implications for
otherfoodserviceswithintheschoolenvironmentsuchasBreakfastClub,Fundraisers,EndofTerm
ClassPartiesandtheTeachingClasses.
Implementation:
TheCollegeisresponsibleforensuringtheimplementationoftheobjectiveswithinthispolicyinto
everydaypractice.Allstaffhavetheresponsibilitytoreadandrespondtotherecommendations.
Canteen
The3canteensaretofollowtheDepartmentguidelinesintheSchoolcanteensandotherschool
foodservicespolicyontypesoffoodstobeofferedtoourstudentsandstaff.
BreakfastClub
ThebreakfastclubwouldonlybepermittedtoserveproductsthatadheretotheSchoolCanteens
andOtherSchoolFoodServicesPolicywithparticularreferencetotheRedFoodscategorywhich
prohibitsfriedfoods.
Fundraisers
Onlypermittedtosellproductsthatarepermittedtobesoldinthecanteen.Guidelinesare
availablefromeachgeneralofficeandshouldbecheckedpriortoorganisingthefundraiser.
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Inparticular,noconfectioneryorhighsugareddrinkscanbesold.Cakes/Donutswouldfitinthered
category,sonomorethantwotimespertermpercampus.
ClassParties/Celebrations
Shouldonlybepermittedtoorderingoodsthatareallowedtobesoldinthecanteen.Guidelines
areavailablefromeachgeneraloffice.Inparticular,noconfectioneryorhighsugareddrinks.Foods
suchasPizzashouldbeofferedtoeachindividualgroupnomorethantwiceperterm(amber
category,whichisselectcarefully).
Studentsarenottobringfoodsfromhomeforsharing,unlessitislabelledwithallingredients(due
tofoodallergiesandpossibletriggersforanaphylaxis.
ClassroomFoodPreparationClasses
Teachersaretohighlighttostudentsthecategoriesoffoods(Green,AmberandRed)asapartof
theireducationrelatedtofoods.
Itissuggestedthatteachersdesigntheircurriculumsothattheyadheretotherecommendationsof
frequencyoffoodsasstatedintheSchoolCanteensandOtherSchoolFoodServicesPolicy.
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