Welcome to Midshire Signature Services. We are the catering provider at your child’s school. We are absolutely delighted to be working with QUEST Schools. 

We are an independent contract caterer providing specialist catering, cleaning, and support services, predominantly throughout the Northwest. Midshire Signature Services is a family run business and owned by husband and wife, Phil and Sue Bradwell. 

Mission Statement:

‘We are positively passionate, personable and professional in all that we do’ 

We have launched our primary offer The Positives in the main dining hall. 

The school will run a three-week seasonal menu cycle providing a full range of meals and snacks. We are a fresh food company, cooking meals from fresh ingredients and offering value for money in a variety of offers. The meal deal price will be £3.00 per day. The method for providing credit and topping up credit will remain unchanged. 

Please see our Menu and Allergens Policy at the bottom of the page. 

 

 

Free School Meals & Pupil Premium 

All children in Reception and Years 1 & 2 qualify for a free school meal under the Universal Infant Free School Meals initiative. However, these should also be ordered on School Grid. 

Free school meals can save your household up to £418 a year per child.  

Pupil premium – Get £1300 for your child’s school to improve education. 

Your child is eligible for free school meals if you or your partner receive one of the qualifying benefits. 

When making your application you are also applying for the pupil premium for your child’s school. 

What are the qualifying benefits? 

You will be entitled to apply for free school meals and/or pupil premium for your child if you or your partner receive one or more of the following benefits: · Universal Credit (see information on new eligibility criteria) 

• Income Support 
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance 
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance 
• The guaranteed part of State Pension Credit 
• Support under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 
• Child Tax Credit (providing you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by the Inland Revenue) 
• Working Tax Credit run-on (paid 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) 

Online Free School Meals Eligibility Check 

If parents are unsure if their child is eligible, we need information about you and your child to allow us to check your child(ren)s entitlement of Free School Meals. Parents/carers can apply for Free School Meals via Wigan Council here. When you apply you will get an instant decision on your claim.

The council will contact the school to confirm your child’s eligibility. 

 

Nut Free School

We aim to be a Nut-Free school. The school aims to protect children who have allergies to nuts yet also help them, as they grow up, to take responsibility as to what foods they can eat and to be aware of where they may be put at risk. We do not allow nuts or nut products in school lunch boxes.

We have a policy not to use nuts in any of our food prepared on site at our school. Our suppliers provide us with nut-free products. However, we cannot guarantee freedom from nut traces and therefore it is not possible to guarantee and enforce a nut free zone. Staff cannot monitor all lunches and snacks brought in from home. A free from environment creates a false sense of security and does not safely prepare children for environments where nuts may be present. Because of this age appropriate education and awareness is important.

Parents and carers must notify staff if their child has any known or suspected allergy to nuts and provide all medical and necessary information. This will be added to your child’s care plan.

Homemade snacks or party food contributions must have a label detailing all ingredients present and the kitchen environment where the food was prepared must be nut free. If you are unsure about a selection, please speak to a staff member before bringing the food item into school.
The school requests that parents and carers observe the nut-free policy and therefore do not include nuts, or any traces of nuts, in packed lunches.

All children are regularly reminded about the good hygiene practice of washing hands before and after eating which helps to reduce the risk of secondary contamination. Likewise, children are reminded and carefully supervised to minimise the act of food sharing with their friends.