It is with deep sadness that I heard of the passing of my old friend @MrDaveBaker . Dave was a giant in so many ways with a smile and gentleness worthy of the most amazing educators spiced up with a brilliant mind and amazing wit. He brought light where there was little light.

As an educator for 40 years and the national chair of the School Food Review group I congratulate the government’s offer to give all young people on universal credit a free school meal. For more information schoolfoodmatters.org/what-w…

Well there’s a thing !!

Really great to be working with ex WHF colleagues on projects across the country. I’m reminded again why you were so valuable and so valued for the work you do. Thankyou

White Horse Federation unveils new CEO schoolsweek.co.uk/white-hors… Brilliant outcome and wishing Dan all the success in the world. Definitely an excellent candidate

Amazing campaign recognising the size and impact of food insecurity for children living with a poor diet plus the emotional stress caused by a lack of good nutrition.

Astonishing the threshold for child benefit to be raised to £120k per household but to be eligible for Free School Meals the household limit remains an income of less than £7,400 “Levelling Up” or crushing down? You decide.@sfmtweet @Food_Foundation,@BiteBack2030 @ChefsinSchools

As a lifelong educator I’ve seen over decades how destructive food insecurity/ a poor diet can harm young people’s present and their futures. Thankyou @LibDems for leading in what often seems a political wilderness. Where are your peers and what do they have to say on this matter

Really excited to be one of the judges today at what must be one of the most prestigious school food awards ever. School leaders, food producers and caterers do such a good job. Great way to recognise it!

Totally support NFER’s assertion that there’s a teacher recruitment crisis but broadening the curriculum by making it more inclusive to learn and more exciting to teach may make the invitation to learn and the desire to teach more compelling as a start.

Thoroughly enjoyed the day and was fascinated to hear about the EPIC /Fuel study by @EPICfoodstudy And its findings on Secondary school food. Jacob from @BiteBack2030 was great giving us his lived experience.

Not the best weather for kayak doubles race on the canal especially when competitors have come from across the four nations.

If, as both parties suggest success lies in “growing the economy” then creativity, innovation, risk taking and enabling young people to think and explore is where the genius lies not just following process and memory to understand but through curiosity, interpretation and wonder.

Totally agree Michael. For me it was about learning and understanding something I was ignorant of but which was important to the school community and then later other schools when I became a CEO.

Thankyou to @UKLabour , @labourpress for shining the light on creativity in schools but please don’t forget a creative/progressive food curriculum and it’s place in increasing inclusivity, pupil outcomes and health. @sfmtweet @BiteBack2030 @Food_Foundation @SharonHodgsonMP

Why is this still acceptable to so many of those who are supposed to ensure it never happens?