6th February 2026
Food in Schools
A message from The Highland Council catering team:
In May 2025 we invited school pupils and their parents and carers to complete a short survey to gather views on the current provision of food in schools. We were delighted to receive over 5000 responses and would like to thank each and every one of you who took the time to complete a survey. Your survey inputs have allowed us to consider a number of actions which we plan to take forward to further improve the food in schools provision for your children.
Among the actions we have planned are:
reviewing menu choices with input from parents and pupils
improving communications with parents about menu choices, nutritional information and online payment options
looking at ways of reducing the volume of food waste coming out of our dining halls.
Over the next few months, we will continue to update you on progress with the action plan.
Our website provides information relating to the provision of food in schools including:
