We have two canteens on our split site, one of which was built in 2017 as part of the construction of a new annex to the South Building. This dedicated facility is large, warm and well lit, with acoustic ceiling panels installed to reduce sound interference and enable social conversation between diners. The full height curtain walling around the canteen maximises the natural light within the room, and diners can look out onto the piazza to see the large numbers of students socialising in that area, as well as the newly installed SUD’s planters which bring an element of nature into the area.
In our North Building multi-use canteen facility, duty staff and canteen staff go a long way to ensuring a welcoming and attractive eating environment. Queues are orderly and well managed, ensuring students can be confident of being served in a fair and timely fashion. Our long-serving canteen staff are valued and respected members of our community, and their friendly and caring behaviour towards the students is appreciated by many.
Students in Years 7 and 8 eat their lunch in the North Building and they take it in turns to have first, or second sitting for their meals. Students collect their hot meal on a tray and collect cutlery and a water cup for the free drinking water that is available on every table. All students take responsibility for clearing their area when they are finished and they remove unwanted food from plates/bowls; place cutlery, crockery and plastic cups in the correct area.
Students in Years 9 – 11 also have a rota of who goes first, second and third for each lunch service. They also manage their own trays and tidying up. We run a slightly different timetable for our popular Tuesday offer of fish or chicken and chips, whereby our students in one year group have an early lunch and are taught either Maths or Science when the other two year groups are eating, allowing us to reduce waiting times and serve everyone who wishes to eat a hot lunch.
Our catering staff are constantly engaged in a rota of daily and deep clean tasks to ensure that both kitchens meet hygiene standards and the correct health and safety procedures are adhered to by all staff. Our kitchens are regularly audited and issues are rectified to ensure that the highest standards are maintained. In addition to the audits undertaken by the private contractor responsible for our catering service, the school continues to pay the local authority to conduct a bi-annual inspection of the canteens. The school has an established service level agreement for pest control and separate refuse areas and regular refuse collections.
- Our most recent Food Hygiene rating was 5 (out of 5)
- All of our meat is Halal and is sourced appropriately by our sub-contracted catering provider.
- The school’s catering provider is Olive Dining, who operate a three-week menu cycle (see above)
Cashless payments
We use a cashless payment system with Online Payments using My Child School App (MCAS App). You can use Online Payments to pay for school lunches, educational visits, textbooks/revision guides you may wish to purchase and other items using your smartphone, tablet, or computer. For more information about the MCAS App and the various features the app provides, please visit: https://docs.bromcom.com/article-categories/for-parents/
With Online Payments you can:
- Top up your daughter’s lunch money account electronically using credit or debit cards, or PayPoint.
- Receive automatic reminders when your daughter’s lunch money account balance is running low.
You can access MCAS via the website or via the App
MCAS Website: https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentLogin
If you have an Android or Apple smartphone, we recommend you download the free MCAS App so you can make payments on the go.
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bromcom.mcas&hl=en_GB
iOS (iPhone): https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mychildatschool/id1394575255
For further guidance on using the app: https://docs.bromcom.com/knowledge-base/mychildatschool-guide-for-beginners/#navigating-mcas-app-version
If your daughter receives free school meals she will receive a daily allowance to enable her to obtain her lunch using the same cashless system.
Your bank statement will display either the school name or Bromcom/MyChildAtSchool, depending on your payment method.
If you have not received a registration email and you have checked that it is not in your Spam/Junk mailbox, please email: cashless@plashet.newham.sch.uk with your child’s Full name and form group along with your name and relationship to the child i.e. Mum/Dad with your mobile number. Plashet administrative staff will then check to see if your email address is registered with us and if not, update this and resend the verification email.
Any queries should be directed to: cashless@plashet.newham.sch.uk