Our Food Safety for School Tuckshops course teaches staff how to handle, prepare, and store food safely, prevent cross-contamination, and maintain a clean, compliant tuckshop, protecting students and keeping operations running smoothly.
Protecting students through safe food handling Colour-coded chopping boards help reduce the risk of cross-contamination by keeping raw and ready-to-eat foods separate. Using the correct board for each task is a simple but critical step in maintaining food safety in the tuckshop. This handy Right Board. Right Food. Safe Tuckshop. poster can be displayed in your tuckshop as a quick reference point. Always use the right board for the right job: Red – Raw meat Blue – Raw fish and
Using both strawberries AND strawberry yoghurt gives these muffins such a great flavour.
A new summer favourite, I’d say!
Effective cleaning and sanitising are essential for maintaining food safety and protecting students, staff and volunteers from foodborne illness. This practical poster clearly outlines the six key steps for effective cleaning and sanitising in the tuckshop. We recommend displaying it in the dishwashing area to ensure all staff and volunteers are familiar with and consistently follow the process.
A tasty veggie and chicken loaded pizza that can be made in advance and frozen.
Turn your tuckshop green and gold to support our Australian sporting teams! Green & Gold Day is for everyone. The athletes, the fans, the businesses, the schools, the young, the old and everything in between. It doesn’t matter who you are, your sporting ability or your background; sport has the power to unite us all. Hosting a green and gold event at your school, dressing up in green and gold, and decorating your tuckshop in green and gold are great
Originally constructed in 1986 to support just 300 students, the old tuckshop had been stretched well beyond its intended purpose. Over time, the space had become restrictive, worn and inefficient. Tuckshop Convenor, Kim Wood persevered, cooking large portions from scratch and working tirelessly with the limited environment. Kim’s dedication was instrumental not only in maintaining operations but in helping advocate for an upgrade. Kim’s ability to balance efficiency with high quality meal preparation provided compelling evidence for the need to
Myda Global is an Australian food-sourcing and distribution company specialising in high-fibre foods. Their key sectors include childcare centres, schools, aged-care facilities and institutional kitchens across Queensland. Their focus is on better nutrition, transparency and consistent supply, offering minimally processed products with higher fibre to support healthier meals. They work directly with trusted producers to ensure quality, reliability and competitive pricing.
Like to plan ahead for special days in your tuckshop throughout the year? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together the ultimate guide for all the wonderful, weird, funny, unknown and bizzare special dates you can use throughout the year when planning your tuckshop menu. From Sushi Day and Burrito Day, to Book Week and R U OK Day, you’ll find them all in this handy, easy-to-use wall calendar. Why not print it and hang it up on
Every child deserves to feel welcome and supported at the tuckshop. For many neurodivergent students, food choices can be influenced by sensory sensitivities, strong preferences for routine, or difficulties with new textures and flavours. These unique needs can make the tuckshop both a challenge and an opportunity. This guide to neurodiversity is designed to help tuckshops better understand and respond to the unique needs of neurodiverse students, creating an inclusive, calm, and positive food experience for everyone. This resource was
