Cash Free Catering
Dear Parent
From 6th March 2006, the College has been operating a Cash Free catering service. This will dramatically speed up payment for food, reduce queuing and therefore increase the time children have to enjoy their breaks. Please note that the 6th Form canteen will still accept cash for now.
What Happens Now?
We need to set up an account for your child.
We would
like you to assess how much your child is likely to spend during the
second half of term on breakfast, break and lunch, and send a cheque for
this amount to the school. Cheques must be made payable to
Cambridgeshire County Council
Your child will be able to check the balance of the account from ‘readers’ around the College. When your child’s account balance falls below one week’s credit you should send in your next cheque. Please allow 24 hours from when we receive your cheque for the account to be credited.
Free School Meals
Children who are entitled to Free School Meals will automatically have £1.90 (£1.70 from County Council and 20p contributed by Lunchtime UK) added to their daily account. Parents who wish to add to this amount can send cheques to the College. The Free School Meal allowance ‘purse’ will be used up before the personal ‘top-up’ purse is used; thereby full entitlement is always received.
Topping up accounts with cash
The College has installed two Value Load Terminals for cash to be added to your child’s account. They accept all denominations from 10p to £20 notes. These are designed to provide emergency top-up.
Daily Spend Limit
A default daily spend limit of £5.00 will be set to each account. If you wish to raise or lower this limit, please state your preferred limit on the enclosed form.
Would you like to know exactly what your child is eating?
From September, half termly audit reports will be available via email, (with your child’s permission), setting out precisely what your child is eating on a daily basis.
Healthy Eating Points – Prizes for your children
Again, from September points will be awarded to children who choose the healthiest options available from the cafes. Points will be redeemable from a junior (totally safe) Ebay style site – online. Prizes can be as simple as ring tones for your mobile or for the keener participants, an Xbox or Ipod.
About Lunchtime UK
Lunchtime UK source local products and ingredients to produce high quality food for children in schools.
Lunchtime UK develop an environment for children that encourages them to eat together.
Lunchtime UK play an interesting mix of music, display local artworks and provide the highest level of customer service to all children.
Lunchtime UK have embraced cash free systems in order to maximise speed of service; remove as much cash from the school environment as possible; to enable parental control over purchases and to de-stigmatise those entitled to Free School Meals.
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