Schools meals
We are a nut free school
Our school catering provider is Midshire Signature Services, who offer a three-week seasonal menu cycle with a wide range of meals to meet all dietary needs and requirements.
Online Meal Ordering – Create
Midshire uses an online meal ordering system called Create:
https://create.midshiress.co.uk/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2F
The Create system allows parents and carers to:
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View the full daily menu, including accompaniments and ingredient information
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Order meals that are suitable for your child’s dietary or allergen requirements
If your child has an allergy or specific dietary need, the system will only allow meals that meet those requirements to be ordered.
Ordering Meals
Meals can be ordered:
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Daily, weekly, monthly, or for the whole term
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In advance, once menus are available
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On the same day up until 8:55am
Registering for Create
Once your child has started school, you will receive a welcome email from Create. Please check your junk or spam folder if it does not appear in your inbox.
The welcome email is valid for 24 hours. If registration is not completed, reminder emails will be sent until you have successfully registered.
Parents and carers must enter all allergen and dietary information for their child directly into the Create system. Please ensure the school is also informed of any changes.
You will not be able to order school meals unless you are registered on the system.
Only one login is created per child. If you require an additional login due to separate households, please contact the school office and we can arrange this.
Support
For help with the Create system, please contact:
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Email: create@midshiress.co.uk
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Telephone: 0151 808 4277
Packed Lunch Guidance
Can we remind parents not to put sweets, chocolate bars or juice into packed lunches. Please click on the link below for healthy lunch ideas:
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes
School meal charges
All children In Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive Universal Infant Free School Meals. We hope that as many children as possible will take advantage of this scheme.
School meals charges for children in Year 3 to Year 6 is £2.40 per day or £12.00 per week. Credits need to be purhased on the Create system before you can purchase a meal for your child.
Free School Meals Eligibility (FSM).
Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
To find out if you qualify for Free School Meals please speak to the Leeds Benefit Helpline on 0113 2224404. You can access support at all Council One Stop Centres and local Housing Offices or apply online at https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
If your child is eligible for Free School Meals or has been within the last 6 years you may be entitled to a Pupil Premium Pack. For further details please go to Key Information, Information for Parents.
Asylum Seekers
If you are currently receiving NASS Support, parents/carers do not need to fill in a form. You should take a Home Office letter that confirms name, date of birth and 9 Digit NASS Reference Number into school and you can contact Welfare & Benefits on the parents behalf to check the details.
School Milk
Our school provides a milk scheme that is available to all of our pupils and we would like to invite you to register your child. School milk is free for under-5s, and for over-5s it is available at a subsidised price of 31p per day. Each child that registers with Cool Milk will receive a 189ml portion of semi-skimmed milk every day, delivered fresh and chilled to the classroom.
How to register:
If your child is under five:
- Register online at www.coolmilk.com
- Register by a Tuesday at 5pm for your child’s free milk to start the following week
- Free milk will continue until the Friday before your child’s fifth birthday. You will receive a payment request four weeks before their birthday - if you wish your child to continue to receive school milk, simply make a payment.
If your child is five or older:
- Register and pay online at www.coolmilk.com
- You can pay Cool Milk online in half-termly, termly or annual instalments.
- Please pay by a Tuesday at 5pm for your child’s milk to start the following week
Free School Meals:
If your child is in receipt of Free School Meals and would like to receive a 189ml portion of semi-skimmed milk every day,please contact the school office or email office@broadgateprimary.org.uk
All information handled by Cool Milk is processed in accordance with current Data Protection Legislation. The data will be stored securely on Cool Milk’s UK-based servers and will not be passed to third parties other than to UK Government departments for audit purposes.
If you have any questions regarding school milk please visit www.coolmilk.com or contact Cool Milk directly on 0800 321 3248. More information on milk is also available from the school.
* The UK government continues to support school milk. Milk for under-5s is fully funded by DHSC via the Nursery Milk Scheme. Milk for over-5s is subsidised by Defra via the School Milk Scheme.