Setting up a Tuckshop Subcommittee is a great way to share the workload, build skills and strengthen support for your school...
Resources
Operations Resources
A modern tuckshop is run like small businesses. Records and procedures are essential to ensure the kitchen runs as efficiently as possible and is easy for new staff and volunteers to fit into.
This section provides tally sheets, templates for establishing your kitchen workflow, delegating tasks amongst staff and volunteers, maintaining equipment and stock, refurbishment information, as well as seeking valuable feedback from the community via surveys.
Operations Resources
An Order Cut-Off Times Policy is essential to the efficient and sustainable operation of a school tuckshop.
By establishing...
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Good workflow in the tuckshop is crucial. It ensures that food is fresh and attractive, reduces wastage and maximises the...
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Effective communication is central in ANY workplace. When you work in a tuckshop you are in a unique position where you need...
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A Tally sheet is a very simple way to accumulate data about the frequency of occurrence of events. It is a simple, flexible,...
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Safe chemical storage in the Tuckshop is crucial to the safety and wellbeing of students, Tuckshop staff and volunteers....
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Stocktaking is the physical act of checking and counting quantities of stock held in your tuckshop.
Regular stocktakes...
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Natural disasters impact thousands of Queenslanders every year. Each disaster has lasting effects on people, their...
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Having a functional space and fit-for-purpose equipment greatly improves the day-to-day running of a school tuckshop....
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If you don’t plan, you plan to fail.
Tuckshop staff need to plan ahead for the last week of each term and the school year.
This...
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If you don’t plan, you plan to fail.
A daily schedule provides clear direction for staff and volunteers to manage...
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A risk assessment is a comprehensive review of your workplace to identify anything that may cause harm.
Hazards can include...
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P&Cs Qld
P&Cs Qld is the peak body supporting and representing more than 600,000 state school parents and wider...
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Getting feedback from your school community about things like opening days, menu and special days can be very useful.
When...
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Using our checklist is an excellent place to start, to identify issues and begin troubleshooting. Check off the problem...