Client Services monitor the provision of school meals across the County, ensuring that specified, statutory and legislative standards are met. We manage the school melas contracts, provide management support for special schools and a consultation service to many schools with delegated catering budgets. We manage the catering equipment budgets and also look after equipment maintenance and replacement programmes. All aspects of Health and Safey are closely monitored and records maintained. We work closely with schools and Property to provide professional advice on kitchen design and refurbishment. We offer training in all aspects of catering, food hygiene and health and safety and are the first point of contact for food safety matters. We also provide an advisory service for out of school catering, school milk, nutrition and menu planning.

We provide a full support service for all school catering including:

• Management support and monitoring for the school meals contracts
• Management support for special school catering
• Provision of a consultancy service for schools with delegated catering budgets
• Management of the catering equipment maintenance and replacement budgets
• Monitoring of Health and Safety and maintaining audit systems
• Monitoring of Free school meals and school milk
• Menu planning and nutritional analysis
• Training in Food Safety, Catering operations and Health and Safety

• Caretaker and cleaner interview and selection
• Induction and follow up training for caretaking and cleaning staff
• In depth training in cleaning equipment and chemicals
• Assessment and advice on caretaker and cleaning workloads
• In conjunction with Property measure new buildings for contract cleaning purposes
• Monitor cleaning standards and provide management support for contract cleaned schools.