Hungry for Success - second progress report

HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has now published a second progress report on the Hungry for Success initiative. This initiative was introduced in 2003 following the publication by the then Scottish Executive’s Expert Panel on School Meals of the report, 'Hungry for Success: A Whole School Approach to School Meals in Scotland'. HMIE was invited to monitor the progress of Hungry for Success as part of its programme of school inspections.

Hungry for Success set out seven principles, supported by recommendations to improve the quality of school meals in Scotland. HMIE published its first progress report in October 2005. This second report evaluates progress up to July 2007 in implementing these key recommendations in primary and special schools, as well as reporting for the first time on progress made in the secondary sector.

This report finds that Hungry for Success has been successful in meeting many of its aims. There have been notable improvements in the quality of school meals in Scotland. Improvements in the nutritional quality of meals have been accompanied by greater encouragement and opportunity to eat healthily. In particular, primary schools have continued to make good progress in achieving improvements and establishing healthy eating firmly within the context of heath promotion. Progress in secondary schools has been slower.

Scottish Government publication: Hungry for Success - Further Food for Thought

The Herald article: Schools told - do more to beat junk food crisis

The Herald Focus: Could lunchtime lock-ins cut obesity?