The school operates a cashless catering system Students pre-pay for food and any amount spent from their balance is deducted digitally using a biometric system to identify students.
Advantages
- Efficient and faster service.
- No need for students to carry cash on them all day.
- Reduces the risk of bullying.
- Biometric identification so students do not need to remember or carry a card.
- Strategically placed re value points allow students to top up their balance with coins or note.
- Parents can opt to pay by cheque.
- Parents can opt to pay online.
- A daily spend limit of £4 is set (can be changed by written request)
- Healthy eating is encouraged as each food choice has a points score.
- Recognition for health eaters.
- Students with a food allergy can have information stored on computer so that the canteen are notified if the child tries to purchase a food containing an allergy ingredient.
- Students on free school meals have their account creditied automatically every day. Students do not know who is on free school meals.
- Parents can write to the school and block certain foods from being sold to their child.
