‘The Chips are Down’

‘The Chips are Down’ focuses on the delivery of food and nutrition information both for the school curriculum and for the school food service. It provides an opportunity to create a food policy which integrates many aspects of school life and the curriculum.‘The Chips are Down’ has been produced jointly by The Health Education Trust and The Design Dimension Educational Trust.

It is based on the pioneering work of Joe Harvey, Director of The Health Education Trust and the development across the United Kingdom of the importance of food policy in schools through the SNAG – School Nutrition Action Groups – concept.

The promotion of a whole school approach to food production has also formed an important part of the Royal Society of Arts – RSA – Focus on Food Campaign, which is directed by the Design Dimension Educational Trust and supported by Waitrose, food shops of the John Lewis Partnership.

About the author

Joe Harvey has spent his working life in education, as a teacher and school manager for some 25 years. In 1989, he was appointed as Senior Advisor in health Education to Birmingham LEA where he set up and for six years managed the largest education based health education unit in the United Kingdom.

He was responsible for Birmingham LEA’s pioneering policy of Medicines in Schools and was involved in developing the national guidance on which this book is based

He is now Director of Health Education Trust – a charity dedicated to supporting and developing initiatives affecting the health of young people.

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