Hot School Meals

Taylor Shaw Catering Info

Since September 2019 our school meals have been provided by Taylor Shaw Catering. Taylor Shaw operate throughout the UK providing freshly prepared food that contributes to the wellbeing of young people in their learning environment. The daily cost for a meal is £2.95. For more information please click -  Taylor Shaw Catering   

Account Registration

Hot meals are ordered through MCAS. This enables parents to have an easy to use online platform that can be accessed from home or mobile devices.

How it Works:

• Parents log onto their MCAS account
• Meal choices will be available to book up to Tuesday of the week before the meals are required
• Payments will be processed securely online
• Termly menus will be available

Do I need to pay for my child’s meals?

Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are all entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals and parents therefore do not have to pay.

Children in Years 3 – 6 will incur a charge of £2.95 per meal. Children entitled to Pupil Premium funding also receive Free School Meals. If you think your child may be entitled, parents are able to apply via Lincolnshire County Council's online free school meal application service. This provides parents and guardians with an easy-to-use Parent Portal to apply for FSM using the following link:

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-pupil-support/apply-free-school-meals

How to add credit to your account

In the app or in your internet browser click on ‘Dinner Money’, type in the amount you would like to pay into your account (minimum deposit is £2.95).

• Click add to basket
• Click on the basket at the top of the page and complete your payment

You will not be able to book dinners without adding credit to your account.

How to book meals

Now you have credit on your account you are able to book meals for your child.

• Click on Dinner Menu and you will be able to see the week ahead
• Click on the day of the week you would like to book a meal for and you will see five options – Meat, vegetarian, jacket potato, pasta pot or baguette. All menus come with the same dessert options
• Once you have selected what you would like to book, click submit and this will add your choice to the basket
• You can then click on your basket and pay for your school meals

You can book meals for the entire half term. To check to see what you have booked, click on ‘Dinners’ from the main menu.

School meals must be booked by 12 midnight on the Tuesday before the meal is taken.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why has my balance not changed after ordering meals?

The money has been taken from your bank account but the dinner payment balance does not reduce until school ‘confirms’ each meal on a daily basis.

Trips and sporting events

If a trip or sporting event is arranged and a meal has been ordered a packed lunch will be provided instead.  The packed lunch will contain, for example, a cheese baguette, cake or flapjack, fruit and bottled water. 

Illness

If your child is away from school and a meal has been ordered for that week unfortunately, we are unable to offer a refund as the food will already have been ordered.

Cool Milk Scheme
Our school provides a milk scheme that is available to all of our pupils and we would like to invite you to register your child. School milk is free for under 5's and is available for over 5's at a subsidised rate. If you would like to register your child please visit the Cool Milk website. 

Requesting a Medical Diet

If your child requires a medical diet due to a food allergy, food intolerance or a medical condition that requires an adapted menu (e.g. carbohydrate count for Type 1 Diabetes), please follow this link to request a medical diet: https://orders.lunchhound.co.uk/medicaldiets/request For further support, please refer to the Parent User Guide found at the bottom of this page.