POC Member, the Jamie Oliver Group, has opened nominations for its 2025 Good School Food Awards, celebrating individuals who are championing child health through food and food education and sustainability at school.
With more than 110,000 people working in the school food system, the Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards puts a spotlights on the catering teams, beautiful canteens, holiday programmes, campaigners and unsung heroes who go the extra mile to make sure Britain’s schoolchildren are well nourished and get the start they deserve.
The Jamie Oliver Group is encouraging people to nominate a school food hero who’s changing things up, creating incredible food for the canteen, teaching kids about food education, inspiring students about sustainability, or fuelling them properly to get active in the playground.
New for 2025 is the Lifetime Achievement Award – for someone who has dedicated their career to making sure kids have access to delicious, nutritious food at school.
2025 Category details
Lifetime Achievement Award
The dinner lady who’s made lunchtimes extra special, the school chef who’s always been a hero, the sustainability star who’s had a positive impact on the local environment, or simply someone who’s dedicated their career to making sure kids have access to delicious, nutritious food at school.
School Food Legend
The school chef or team that provides great food throughout the school day – from breakfast and lunch to snacks and after-school events, putting love and care into all the dishes they serve and striving to be as sustainable as possible.
Food Kindness Hero
This person is using food as an incredible power for good. It could be cooking and delivering food to those in need, setting up community cafés at school, shining a spotlight on sustainability issues, providing mealtime opportunities with older generations, or running local community fridges.
Food Educator
A brilliant food teacher who goes above and beyond, teaching the essential skills that will enable their students to lead a happy, healthy life.
Food for Fitness
This inspiring, encouraging person is all about getting kids excited about good food and being active. From cooking and eating good food to making exercise super fun and engaging, they’re all about boosting kids’ minds, bodies and souls.
School Food Leader
This leader – whether a headteacher, deputy head, or governor – has a vision for celebrating food in all its forms within the school. They’re a real game changer, putting good food and sustainability at the heart of everything.
Nominate at: jamieoliver.com/schoolfoodawards
