HAF standards activities must meet

As a Department for Education Funded programme, there are standards clubs must meet and which we will support you to achieve:

  • targeting benefits related FSM children – engage with local schools
  • inclusive and accessible provision (for example SEND children)
  • at least 4 hours a day for 4 days a week during school holidays

Healthy food

Meet school food standards by using caterers or our commissioned caterer 

School Food Standards

The School Food Standards are a piece of legislation developed to help ensure food accessed at school helps children develop healthy eating habits and ensure that they get the energy and nutrition they need for the day.

A range of resources to support working with the School Food Standards can be downloaded from GOV.UK and healthy recipes and examples of good practice from other organisations can be found on What Works Well.

It is important to note that the School Food Standards apply to all food shared at school and in the same way, a HAF session will need to ensure all servings of food and drink meet the school food standards throughout the day.

Equally, there are some exceptions to the School Food Standards that apply within the School day such as when eating food prepared as part of teaching food preparation and cookery skills or as rewards or at parties or celebrations to mark religious or cultural occasions which will also apply to HAF Holiday Clubs and activities.

Physical activities 

Minimum of one hour of physical activity a day

Guidelines for children and young people

Children and young people should engage in physical activity for an average of at least 60 minutes per day across the week.

This can include all forms of activity such as physical education, active travel, after-school activities, play and sports. Children and young people should engage in a variety of types and intensities of physical activity across the week to develop movement skills, muscular fitness, and bone strength.

Children and young people should aim to minimise the amount of time spent being sedentary, and when physically possible should break up long periods of not moving with at least light physical activity.

Enriching activities 

Develop new and creative skills.

Nutritional education

Each activity must include an element of nutritional education. External providers are available to help.

Signposting

The here to help webpages lists the support available to residents in Haringey.