Celebrating National School Meals Week 2025 at AiP

Celebrating National School Meals Week 2025 at AiP

We recently celebrated ‘National School Meals Week’, a special time to recognise the value of nutritious school meals and the wonderful teams who create them for our pupils. During the week, pupils were engaged in a mix of fun, food-focused activities that encouraged...
Celebrating KEVIAT’s Achievement in Social Value Excellence

Celebrating KEVIAT’s Achievement in Social Value Excellence

We’re incredibly proud of our catering team at King Edward VI Academy Trust (KEVIAT), who were selected as a finalist in the ‘Making Core’ category at this year’s Social Value Portal Awards. Alliance in Partnership (AiP), working alongside KEVIAT, was the only school...
Circus Fun Fest Census Day

Circus Fun Fest Census Day

Lunchtime got even more colourful as pupils enjoyed a Circus Festival Fun themed lunch in celebration of Census Day. Inspired by the colourful world of the circus, the dining hall was transformed with vibrant decorations, playful energy, and a delicious themed menu...
Vegetable Scrap Pesto

Vegetable Scrap Pesto

Vegetable Scrap Pesto Serves: Makes approx. 1 jar Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: None What you’ll need 150g Mixed seeds (not peanuts or nuts) 225g Mixed greens/soft herb scraps (e.g. carrot tops, rocket, spinach) 2 cloves Garlic 1/2 tsp Salt 200ml Olive oil 100g...
Bacon & Mushroom Pesto Pasta

Bacon & Mushroom Pesto Pasta

  Bacon & Mushroom Pesto Pasta Serves: 4 Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes What you’ll need 400g Pasta (penne, fusilli, etc.) 3 tbsp Olive oil 250g Chestnut mushrooms (sliced) 8 rashers Streaky bacon (chopped) 4 tbsp Pesto of choice 200ml Crème fraîche...