London Flagships briefing

LONDON FLAGSHIPS BRIEFINGMonday 7 t h October1pm to 3pm, City Hall

13.00 Welcome + Introduction to The School Food PlanMyles Bremner, Director for The School

Food Plan13.15 Vision for the London Flagships

Rosie Boycott, Chair of The London Food Board13.25 Cross-GLA support

Matthew Patten, Chief Executive of The Mayor ’s Fund For London13.30 Detail on the application process

Leah Schabas, Coordinator for The School Food Plan 13.40 Overview of GLA initiatives

Jonathan Pauling, Senior Policy Officer for GLA Food Programme13.45 Q&A15.00 End

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Improved health and attainment across the community through initiatives around food.

LONDON FLAGSHIPS VISION

Improve qual i ty of food avai lable– Prov ide heal thy f ree school meals to chi ldren beyond Year 2– Ensure avai lab i l i ty of f resh f ru i t and veg in s tores in ‘ food deser ts ’– Rest r ic t junk food out le ts through p lanning regulat ions– Run a ‘heal thy checkouts ’ in i t ia t ive in supermarkets– For those who fac ing hunger, run ‘ food c lubs ’ wi th year round access to

foodIncrease understanding of how diet impacts heal th

– Run a borough-wide publ ic heal th information campaign around food and d ie t

– Carry out nutr i t ion educat ion programmes in schoolsDevelop practical cooking ski l ls

– Suppor t schools in del iver ing cooking requirement in new nat ional curr icu lum

– Set up af ter-school and hol iday cook ing c lubs for fami l iesFoster a love of good food

– Engage fami l ies in food growing through communi ty gardens– Organise local food fes t iva ls

S o m e e x a m p l e s o f a c t i v i t i e s , w h i c h m i g h t p r o d u c e o u r f o u r s h o r t - t e r m o u t c o m e s :

CROSS-GLA SUPPORT FOR THE FLAGSHIPS

What does Flagships status entail?– Funding of £1 million over two years– Coordinated support from GLA team– International best practice– Public profile

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What do we expect from Boroughs?1. Demonstrated track record

• Around food in schools• Around food across the community

2. Compel l ing proposal laying out how wi l l• Join up exist ing act iv i t ies in a coordinated approach• Address identi f ied gaps and opportunit ies• Launch creative innovative programs• Uti l ise wider exist ing support avai lable• Work across party l ines, and across private and publ ic sectors

3. Strong leadership buy-in and strategic al ignment4. Evidence of matched funding5. Bring other partners on board6. Systems to ensure r igorous monitoring & evaluat ion

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Other selection criteria:– One inner borough, one outer borough– Balance between demonstrat ing:

• Greatest need (e.g. food poverty, obesity rates)• Best abi l i ty to implement (e.g. capacity, track record)

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Timeline:

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For further information contact Jonathan Pauling, Senior Policy Officer, Greater London

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GLA Food Programme

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• Contact: Jonathan.Pauling@london.gov.uk

• Phone: 020 7983 4595

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Our three key questions for YOU:1. Are you up for this?2. Who should we be talking to?3. What do you need from us to get your

decision-makers on board?

Q & A

Information from today’s briefing will be shared publicly at www.schoolfoodplan.com

If you have further questions, please contact Leah Schabas at leah.schabas@london.gov.uk

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