The CONNECTS-Food study is a MRC funded project which aims to support schools to adopt a whole school approach to food.

Joined March 2021
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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
3 Oct 2023
Local authorities – come and be part of a national, flagship trial to test the effectiveness of HENRY Healthy Families: Right from the Start Find out more about the financial benefits and eligibility criteria at an online event on 9th Nov 1:30pm – 3pm bitly.ws/WkwT

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The @FixOurFoodteam are holding a free interactive 'Sustainable and Healthy Diets' children's workshop in Leeds on Wednesday 25th Oct 15:00-17:30. Travel bursaries are available to help cover costs. See link for details: eventbrite.com/e/fixourfood-… See you there!
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Just added the new @sfmtweet school food policy template to the CONNECTS-Food resource. Take a look here: sfm0607.sharepoint.com/:w:/s… New guidelines and resources also added: connects-food.com/policy-gui…

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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
1/2 With the right #SchoolFood policy, schools can better support #HealthyEating for all children & tackle #HealthInequalities. But not all schools have the resources/expertise to create one from scratch. So our #HealthyZones team has developed this easy tool with tips/guidance👇
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The CONNECTS-Food resource us a great tool to help school governors who have responsibility for food (a statutory requirement for school) 👇 gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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📢Really pleased to announce that our paper on mapping out the school food system has just been published! Huge thanks to the 81 school stakeholders and pupils that were involved in co-developing our systems map📢 @Bryant73J ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/cou…

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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
🌟YOU ARE INVITED! 🌟 To the first meeting of the School Food System SIG - 7th 📅 Tues 7th March 2-4pm 📍 Zoom Register online now ➡️bit.ly/3YQQtwS #SchoolFood
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We still want to hear from schools about what they think about the CONNECTS-Food resource. Each school that provides feedback gets £200!!! Get in touch if you want to find out more
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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
Another really exciting opportunity for someone to join our public health nutrition team in York. Research in school food systems and the wider food system @FixOurFoodteam @ConnectsFood @Food_Foundation @GeniusSFN @sfmtweet @ActEarlyCities jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese…

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📢We are looking for schools to try out the CONNECTS Food resource and provide feedback. Each school will be asked to nominate 3-5 people to take part in a 45 minute interview and receive £200 as a thank you. Please get in touch if you want to learn more!
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Our brand new CONNECTS-Food resource is now live!!! This is a free resource to support busy primary schools develop their whole school approaches to food- co-designed with our school stakeholders using our school food systems map connects-food.com/
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Just presented the CONNECTS Food intervention at #UKCO2022. The launch is coming very soon!!!
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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
21 Jun 2022
Researchers @UniOfYork and the Bradford Institute for Health Research have called for Free School Meals (FSM) eligibility to be widened in order to reduce both child hunger and the stigma associated with FSM. @UoY_UYMS @FixOurFoodteam bit.ly/3xIu3lE
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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
📢Do you have links with any Primary Schools with Nurseries in Yorkshire?📢 #FixOurFoodinSchools is inviting your school to join our network!
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This #ISMD2022 we are busy finalising our intervention to support whole school approaches to food, developed in partnership with our fantastic co-deign team @sfmtweet @tastedfeed @GeniusSFN @publichealthni @childrensfood @mcgowankim @djdintouch @gillian_boundy @sophienutritio2
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Great news in the #LevellingUp white paper regarding school food reform. This will really support our work helping schools implement whole school approaches to food 👍
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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
Really excited to share this opportunity for an administrator to join our public health Nutrition team in York jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_… @FixOurFoodteam @ConnectsFood @remissionstudy

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Today is our 3rd intervention co-design meeting with school stakeholders to determine the biggest barriers to implementing whole school approaches to food - getting closer to designing our CONNECTS-Food intervention!
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CONNECTS-Food retweeted
Some amazing suggestions from pupils to their headteachers, supporting planet friendly behaviours for their schools! #ESRC #sustainable #schools #activities
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