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APSE Survey - Impact of extreme heat on the school meals service

This survey is intended for local authority school caterers and school meals providers. Its purpose is to gather timely information on how the current heatwave is affecting school meal operations, including food supplies, storage, menu planning, pupil choices, staffing, costs and any disruption caused by partial or full school closures.

The information collected will help build a clearer picture of the pressures facing school catering teams during periods of extreme heat and identify what support, guidance or contingency planning may be needed.

The survey should take approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. All responses will be kept anonymous. Please answer as fully as you can, using examples where helpful.
Survey Questions
1.Where is your local authority situated
2.Has the heatwave affected your school meals service?
3.Has the impact varied by school type, location or building condition? If yes, please explain
4.Are impacts different from previous periods of hot weather? If yes, what has changed?
5.Have you experienced any of the following disruption to food deliveries during the heatwave? (please tick all that apply)
6.Have any of the following products become more difficult to source because of the heatwave? (please tick all that apply)
7.Have you had to reject any deliveries? (please tick all that apply)
8.Have suppliers changed delivery times or arrangements because of the heat?
9.If suppliers have changed delivery arrangements, please specify what impact this has had on the service.
10.Have you adopted any of the following to mitigate food supply and delivery issues? (please tick all that apply)
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