ESRC School Meals 🍽
@esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social
The School Meals Service: Past, Present, and Future?
https://www.theschoolmealsproject.co.uk/
An ESRC-funded research project exploring the history, present and future of the UK School Meals Service #histed #histchild #foodhist
https://www.theschoolmealsproject.co.uk/
An ESRC-funded research project exploring the history, present and future of the UK School Meals Service #histed #histchild #foodhist
🍽 ICYMI Our Policy Briefing on the history & future of school meals is now available to read & share.
Drawing on over a century of evidence and new oral histories, we show how mealtimes are about much more than nutrition.
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
#histed
Drawing on over a century of evidence and new oral histories, we show how mealtimes are about much more than nutrition.
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
#histed
October 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🍽 ICYMI Our Policy Briefing on the history & future of school meals is now available to read & share.
Drawing on over a century of evidence and new oral histories, we show how mealtimes are about much more than nutrition.
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
#histed
Drawing on over a century of evidence and new oral histories, we show how mealtimes are about much more than nutrition.
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
#histed
Welcome to our June 2025 newsletter, the final one of the funded project! This month, we look at our end-of-project conference held at Friends House in London on 19 June and our panel at #ISCHE2025. @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social #histed
July 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Welcome to our June 2025 newsletter, the final one of the funded project! This month, we look at our end-of-project conference held at Friends House in London on 19 June and our panel at #ISCHE2025. @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social #histed
To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
We had a great time at our end-of-project conference today in London! Thanks to everyone for coming and to Sharon Hodgson MP for talking to us about the current policy landscape on school meals. #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We had a great time at our end-of-project conference today in London! Thanks to everyone for coming and to Sharon Hodgson MP for talking to us about the current policy landscape on school meals. #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Looking forward to our end-of-project conference tomorrow in London. Conference packs and programmes ready to go!
#histed #schoolmeals @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
#histed #schoolmeals @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Looking forward to our end-of-project conference tomorrow in London. Conference packs and programmes ready to go!
#histed #schoolmeals @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
#histed #schoolmeals @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Welcome to our May newsletter! Our team gave presentations in Stockholm at #NEHC25, in China, and we look ahead to our end-of-project conference on 19 June in London as well as a number of other talks! #histed @histedsocuk.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Welcome to our May newsletter! Our team gave presentations in Stockholm at #NEHC25, in China, and we look ahead to our end-of-project conference on 19 June in London as well as a number of other talks! #histed @histedsocuk.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Welcome to our April 2025 newsletter! Find out more about what the team has been up to including the wonderful Food Museum launch, talking to the BBC Food Programme, and lots more! #histed @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Welcome to our April 2025 newsletter! Find out more about what the team has been up to including the wonderful Food Museum launch, talking to the BBC Food Programme, and lots more! #histed @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
A productive team meeting in Wolverhampton today. Thanks to @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social for hosting! Good progress on the monograph, exhibition launch, and end-of-project conference.
#histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
#histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A productive team meeting in Wolverhampton today. Thanks to @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social for hosting! Good progress on the monograph, exhibition launch, and end-of-project conference.
#histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
#histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
Today, on International School Meals Day, Gary McCulloch and @heatherlwellis.bsky.social presented our project findings to the APPG School Food. Thanks for the invite & for supporting our research! We missed @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social today.
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social #ISMD2025
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social #ISMD2025
March 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today, on International School Meals Day, Gary McCulloch and @heatherlwellis.bsky.social presented our project findings to the APPG School Food. Thanks for the invite & for supporting our research! We missed @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social today.
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social #ISMD2025
#histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social #ISMD2025
Welcome to our February newsletter! We say goodbye to our colleague @ellenlaurab.bsky.social and talk about upcoming plans incl. the launch of the School Meals exhibition with @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social and the excellent Childrens Food Summit 2025! #histed @sustainweb.org @childrensfood.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Welcome to our February newsletter! We say goodbye to our colleague @ellenlaurab.bsky.social and talk about upcoming plans incl. the launch of the School Meals exhibition with @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social and the excellent Childrens Food Summit 2025! #histed @sustainweb.org @childrensfood.bsky.social
Lovely day at the @childrensfood.bsky.social Awards 2025! So many inspiring people and organisations working to improve children's food. We were in such good company with the finalists in our award category! #histed #childrensfood25 @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Lovely day at the @childrensfood.bsky.social Awards 2025! So many inspiring people and organisations working to improve children's food. We were in such good company with the finalists in our award category! #histed #childrensfood25 @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
🎉 We're thrilled to announce we are a FINALIST for the 'Championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Children's Food' Award at the @childrensfood Awards 2025! 🍎🏆 #Childrensfood25 #histed
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🎉 We're thrilled to announce we are a FINALIST for the 'Championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Children's Food' Award at the @childrensfood Awards 2025! 🍎🏆 #Childrensfood25 #histed
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
@sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social
Welcome to our December project newsletter, the final one of 2024! See what the team have done this month including a Strand 3 showcase event at Wolverhampton and presenting at #ANZHES2024 in Melbourne #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Welcome to our December project newsletter, the final one of 2024! See what the team have done this month including a Strand 3 showcase event at Wolverhampton and presenting at #ANZHES2024 in Melbourne #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Showcase event at Wolverhampton University on 12th December. @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social and @ellenlaurab.bsky.social sharing findings from the project's ethnographic work with our partner schools. #schoolmeals #school #food #histed
December 16, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Showcase event at Wolverhampton University on 12th December. @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social and @ellenlaurab.bsky.social sharing findings from the project's ethnographic work with our partner schools. #schoolmeals #school #food #histed
Gary McCulloch and @heatherlwellis.bsky.social presenting on 'Rewriting the History of School Meals' at #ANZHES2024 #histed
December 12, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Gary McCulloch and @heatherlwellis.bsky.social presenting on 'Rewriting the History of School Meals' at #ANZHES2024 #histed
Prof Gary McCulloch talking about the 1980 Education Act and the School Meals Service at #ANZHES2024
December 12, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Prof Gary McCulloch talking about the 1980 Education Act and the School Meals Service at #ANZHES2024
Here is our project newsletter for November, looking back over another busy month of creative conference sessions and museum workshops #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Here is our project newsletter for November, looking back over another busy month of creative conference sessions and museum workshops #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Some highlights from our event at @sheffielduni.bsky.social's Festival of the Mind, showing our school meal memories film for the first time! #histed
November 11, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Some highlights from our event at @sheffielduni.bsky.social's Festival of the Mind, showing our school meal memories film for the first time! #histed
The @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social team enjoyed presenting on 'Decolonising the School Meals Service' at the @histedsocuk.bsky.social 2024 conference in Liverpool! #histed #HES2024 @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
November 11, 2024 at 9:32 AM
The @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social team enjoyed presenting on 'Decolonising the School Meals Service' at the @histedsocuk.bsky.social 2024 conference in Liverpool! #histed #HES2024 @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Welcome to the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social October newsletter! It has been another busy month with conferences, national and international, & training sessions with young curators at the UK Food Museum. We also welcomed a new member of the project team Dr Julia Bishop! #histed
November 11, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Welcome to the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social October newsletter! It has been another busy month with conferences, national and international, & training sessions with young curators at the UK Food Museum. We also welcomed a new member of the project team Dr Julia Bishop! #histed