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Twickenham School's catering service is provided by Cucina (part of IFG), one of the UK's leading school caterers, serving over 800,000 nutritious meals every day. All meals are freshly prepared on-site using quality, responsibly sourced ingredients.
Our catering team is committed to:
- Freshly cooked food prepared daily
- Nutritious, balanced menus
- Regularly updated menu choices
- Great value for money
- Options for a wide range of dietary requirements, including halal meals
- Clear allergen information for all dishes
Twickenham School's restaurant provides a varied menu which includes both hot and cold meal choices. Food is available throughout the day:
| Breakfast: | 08:00 - 08:30 |
| Break: | 10:50 - 11:10 |
| Lunch: | 13:10 - 13:50 |
At Break and Lunch time a variety of cold sandwiches, snacks and hot grab-and-go items can be purchased from "The Pod" in the playground.
A limited selection is available to students at the end of the school day.
Free Breakfast Offer
To support student wellbeing and readiness for learning, a free bowl of porridge is available to all students every morning between 8:00am and 8:30am.
Free School Meals For more information about Free School Meals please click here
Cashless Catering & Arbor Pay
Twickenham School operates a cashless catering system using a student's school ID card or fingerprint biometric system (with parental consent).
Through Arbor parents can:
- View account balances
- Top up accounts using debit card, credit card or bank transfer
- View canteen purchases and transaction history
- Manage account details
Guidance on adding funds to your Arbor account can be found below:
- Using the Arbor Parent App: Top up accounts and viewing payments in the Arbor Parent App
- Using the Parent Portal: Top up accounts and viewing payments in the Parent Portal
Allergen Information
The safety and wellbeing of our students is a priority.
- Full allergen and ingredient information is available for all dishes.
- Pre-packaged products are labelled with the 14 major allergens.
- An allergen matrix is available at service points.
- Strict procedures are followed to minimise cross-contamination.
- Trained catering staff can assist students with dietary requirements and allergen queries.
Parents whose child has specific dietary requirements are encouraged to contact the school and catering team before the start of term.
Lunchtime Expectations
- All students remain on site during lunchtime.
- Hot meals, cold meals, sandwiches, salads and halal options are available.
- Students may bring a packed lunch.
- All food must be consumed on the ground floor.
- Foods containing nuts and fizzy drinks including energy drinks are not permitted on site.
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