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New school catering scheme in Glasgow
21 Aug 2009

Following more than two years of research, Glasgow city council has introduced a new scheme in its city'sschools to try and promote healthy eating among pupils.

A number of secondary schools are involved in the pilot programme, including St Paul's High, Castlemilk High and Govan High, which sees youngsters in the first year kept in at lunchtime.

They can bring their own packed lunches, buy food from their school's canteen or return home, reports the Scotsman.

It is intended to reduce the number of cases involving kids leaving school to buy fast food or other non-nutritious items.

Other school catering schemes are being developed across the UK, including one led by contactless smart card technology in Wiltshire.

Youngsters at Sheldon and St Augustine's Catholic Church can buy school dinners using the cashless catering cards from eMoney secure payments network sQuidcard.

Moreover, parents can top up their children's cards, track their purchasing online and budget how much their child spends.