Jamie Oliver Research Paper
Jamie Oliver's healthy school dinners continue to boost learning, study shows
Children who eat from Jamie Oliver's diet do better in tests and are sick less often
Chef Jamie Oliver giving the thumbs down to chips and fatty food as he serves up a healthy school dinner to pupils from Ealdham Primary School. Photograph: Andy Butterton/PA
Jamie Oliver's healthy school dinners continue to produce a marked improvement in national curriculum test results five years after the chef first launched his campaign, according to research.
A study by academics shows children eating the healthier lunches introduced by the TV chef do far better in tests.
Absenteeism from sickness was also said to have dropped by around 14%.
And it is claimed that a child eating the healthier food will earn between £2,103 and £5,476 more over their lifetimes due to their improved literacy. …show more content…
Last week the ringfencing of the school lunch grant was lifted, allowing headteachers and local authorities to divert funds once dedicated to food. The Observer revealed that 30 local authorities were set to increase prices.
Writing in the Observer last week, Oliver likened the provision of poor quality food to child abuse. There is a direct link between a percentage point rise in prices and a corresponding reduction in the take-up of meals, according to the Schools Food Trust.Last night researcher Michele Belot of Oxford University, who undertook the analysis with Jonathan James of Essex University, said it proved the importance of good food in schools.
The study examined the test results for pupils aged 11 in the 80 Greenwich schools where Oliver's Channel 4 series launched its healthy dinners campaign.
It then compared them to children who were not served the nutritional food in neighbouring local
Children who eat from Jamie Oliver's diet do better in tests and are sick less often
Chef Jamie Oliver giving the thumbs down to chips and fatty food as he serves up a healthy school dinner to pupils from Ealdham Primary School. Photograph: Andy Butterton/PA
Jamie Oliver's healthy school dinners continue to produce a marked improvement in national curriculum test results five years after the chef first launched his campaign, according to research.
A study by academics shows children eating the healthier lunches introduced by the TV chef do far better in tests.
Absenteeism from sickness was also said to have dropped by around 14%.
And it is claimed that a child eating the healthier food will earn between £2,103 and £5,476 more over their lifetimes due to their improved literacy. …show more content…
Last week the ringfencing of the school lunch grant was lifted, allowing headteachers and local authorities to divert funds once dedicated to food. The Observer revealed that 30 local authorities were set to increase prices.
Writing in the Observer last week, Oliver likened the provision of poor quality food to child abuse. There is a direct link between a percentage point rise in prices and a corresponding reduction in the take-up of meals, according to the Schools Food Trust.Last night researcher Michele Belot of Oxford University, who undertook the analysis with Jonathan James of Essex University, said it proved the importance of good food in schools.
The study examined the test results for pupils aged 11 in the 80 Greenwich schools where Oliver's Channel 4 series launched its healthy dinners campaign.
It then compared them to children who were not served the nutritional food in neighbouring local