THE LATEST FROM BITE BACK 13 NOV 2026
13 Nov 2026
Week 1 : 131126
BITE BACK IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS!
Last week, we visited Franciscan Primary School, one of our partner schools in the School Food Project (SFP).
Our role as part of the SFP coalition is to focus on youth power to drive change across school food environments. Young people spend 190 days a year in school. It is the one chance we have to ensure that they get nutritious tasty food. Our programme equips students to unmask manipulative food industry tactics and evaluate their school food environment through various sessions.
Kicking off with an assembly led by one of our Youth Ambassadors Zainab, students in years 3-6 got stuck in talking about the food around them, and exploring through stories how each young person experiences their environment differently. We were not surprised to see the pupils quickly rush to put up their hands when they were familiar with the junk food adverts, food products and brands presented to them; the perfect example being McDonald's!
The students used their new Bite Back workbooks, which went down well with many pencils having to be resharpened. This is the first official roll-out of Bite Back working with primary schools and this moment proved that young people are not to be underestimated, no matter their age. We're looking forward to more assemblies, and to see power in the hands of young people.
Bite Back in Schools is not just about better menus. It's about proving that when young people are given a platform and taken seriously, they can redesign public health policy from the lunch tray up.
See how much we've achieved on getting better school food across the country so far:
A small win. A big step forward.
Not every moment at Bite Back is a big launch, or a new territory. Part of our work means keeping our campaigns on the radar, especially to policymakers! Recently, we’ve asked some supportive MPs to submit questions to the Department of Education, asking the Government what they plan to do to give schools the support they need to make the standards stick. Some of these questions have already been submitted so stay tuned to see what we hear back. These small moments add up to massive campaign wins, and the proof is in our journey.
Something else worth your attention.
We recently hosted an event with our young activists, bringing together partners and other organisations for a shared mission: the power of young people and campaigning when fighting for a fairer food system.
Our activists Farid and Zainab hosted a panel of experts, getting the top tips on effective campaigns to help us prepare for 2027. More to come soon, keep your eyes peeled!
The next move is ours.
This year has been a massive year for our campaigns, seeing two big policy wins on junk food advertising, and school food in England.
But we're not done yet. Keep in touch as we gear up for bigger and better things, and get ready to take action.
