Enjoying presenting our ongoing research from our @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research at @ische-news.bsky.social 47 in Athens! 🏛🇬🇷🌞 #histed
ESRC School Meals 🍽
@esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social
The School Meals Service: Past, Present, and Future? https://www.theschoolmealsproject.co.uk/ An ESRC-funded research project exploring the history, present and future of the UK School Meals Service #histed #histchild #foodhist
If you're planning a visit to The School Food Show 2026 at the NEC today or tomorrow, please check out the touring version of the 'School Dinners' exhibition, our collaboration with the @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social! We are celebrating 120 years of #schoolmeals in UK and how to make them even better 🍎🥦🍽
Lovely day marking the opening of the touring/pop-up 'School Dinners' exhibition in the Houses of Parliament, which the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social team worked on together with @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social 🍽🥪🥕 #histed @histedsocuk.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social
Lovely to see our 'School Dinners' Exhibition at @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social win **Best Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year at the 2026 Museums + Heritage Awards**🏆🍽 #histed @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · 3mo agoSo pleased that our 'School Dinners' Exhibition at @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social has won *Best Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year at the 2026 Museums + Heritage Awards*🏆 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project is the core academic partner for 'School Dinners' 🍽 #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Thrilled to see @britishacademy.bsky.social has published the Policy Histories Seminar report from our project-The UK School Meals Service: Past, Present and Future? First comprehensive history of #schoolmeals #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
The British Academy@britishacademy.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe School Meals Service has delivered more than 54 billion meals to schoolchildren since its creation in 1906. What do experts think needs to happen to ensure the service helps more children thrive? 🧵
Interested in the history and geography of school meals in modern Britain? There's still (just) time to register for Tuesday's London Geographers' seminar at the IHR, London (in person and online), with Heather Ellis (University of Sheffield) our speaker at 5:30pm. #Skystorians
Feeding the Nation’s Children: School Meals, Inequality, and the Politics of Care in Modern Britain
London Group of Historical Geographers Seminar
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The British Academy@britishacademy.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe School Meals Service has delivered more than 54 billion meals to schoolchildren since its creation in 1906. What do experts think needs to happen to ensure the service helps more children thrive? 🧵
Was lovely to talk about our @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research tonight. Great discussion, thanks so much for the invitation and all the questions #histed #schoolmeals @histedsocuk.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe're back, and greeting the summer term of seminars with school meals. What's not to love? Well, maybe lumpy custard and inequality, among other things. Join us in person at the lovely Institute of Historical Research in Bloomsbury, or online on Zoom. Free and very open to the interested public.
Thrilled to see @britishacademy.bsky.social has published the Policy Histories Seminar report from our @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project- The UK School Meals Service: Past, Present and Future? First comprehensive history of school meals #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
The British Academy@britishacademy.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe School Meals Service has delivered more than 54 billion meals to schoolchildren since its creation in 1906. What do experts think needs to happen to ensure the service helps more children thrive? 🧵
📢New piece out now in @theconversation.com #Schoolmeals stigma, pleasure, memory, class & why they still matter so much in 2026. Reflections on our @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research in light of UK govt review of school food standards #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social doi.org/10.64628/AB....
School dinners are changing: the strong emotions and memories around these meals reflect their social, economical and cultural importance
When people remember school dinners they remember how they made them feel as much as what they ate.
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Happy to share the new SI of History of Education(55:3) “Senses, Emotions and Experiences in #histed” From the 2023 @histedsocuk.bsky.social conference in Sheffield, OA articles explore how education feels through bodies, memory, belonging & resistance. Guest-ed by me 😊 doi.org/10.1080/0046...
Senses, Emotions and Experiences in the History of Education
Published in History of Education: Journal of the History of Education Society (Vol. 55, No. 3, 2026)
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Nice to talk about our @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research at the @sheffielduni.bsky.social School of Education Voices seminar this lunchtime along with colleagues from our Policy Research Cluster #histed sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
School of Education Voices
Welcome to the School of Education Voices seminar series
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Great to chat to colleagues about all things #schoolmeals at the first ever Faculty of Social Sciences Research Showcase today at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. And to find so many unexpected connections between colleagues' research and our own @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project! ✨️🍎 #histed
Great to talk to BBC Radio York, Lincolnshire & Sheffield tdy about govt plans to reduce deep-fried, high-sugar foods in school meals & our @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research on school meal history from WW2 to 1980s marketisation #histed 🍽️ @sheffielduni.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Paulette Edwards - 10/04/2026 - BBC Sounds
Guests, great music, updates and your stories for your mid-morning with Paulette.
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We’re delighted that the School Dinners exhibition, worked on with the wonderful @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Awards 2026 – Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year 🥛🍎🍽 A fantastic way to mark International School Meals Day 2026! #ISMD2026 #histed
Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · 5mo agoDelighted that the School Dinners exhibition we collaborated with @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social on has been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Awards 2026 Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year 🥛🍎🍽 awards.museumsandheritage.com/2026-shortli... #ISMD2026 #histed @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social
🎥 We’re interested in different ways of disseminating research. So, we’re trying our hand at short-form video content to summarise the core arguments of amazing projects. 🥘 Up first, here’s our journal’s co-editor @heatherlwellis.bsky.social talking about the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project:
"School meals should be seen as a piece of core social and educational infrastructure, and not as a marginal welfare provision." Read some more on the fantastic @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project here: www.theschoolmealsproject.co.uk/about/
About SMS
The School Meals Service: Past, Present – and Future? Through a combination of historical and ethnographic approaches, our project seeks to discover the impact of the School Meals Service upon schools...
theschoolmealsproject.co.uk
Very good to see Heather's research on the history of school meals provision being widely shared today. An excellent example of the value and application of historical research in contemporary policymaking. @heatherlwellis.bsky.social was a superb guest lecturer at a recent RHS visit #Skystorians
Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · 7mo agoGreat lunchtime seminar in London today hosted by @britishacademy.bsky.social sharing @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social findings w. policymakers, academics, charities & school leaders. Strong appetite for long historical view in #schoolmeals policy 🍽🍎🥦 @sheffielduni.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org #histed
Thanks @britishacademy.bsky.social for hosting us! #schoolmeals #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social @drjuliabish.bsky.social
Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · 7mo agoGreat lunchtime seminar in London today hosted by @britishacademy.bsky.social sharing @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social findings w. policymakers, academics, charities & school leaders. Strong appetite for long historical view in #schoolmeals policy 🍽🍎🥦 @sheffielduni.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org #histed
Off to London today to share key findings from our @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research with policymakers at a @britishacademy.bsky.social lunchtime seminar — what 120 years of UK #schoolmeals can teach today’s policy 🍎🍽 #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org
Great to be part of this visit yesterday and share findings with colleagues from @royalhistsoc.org, @ioe.bsky.social, @lshtmhistory.bsky.social and everyone who came to @heatherlwellis.bsky.social's lecture. #histed #schoolmeals @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 8mo agoYesterday we visited historians @ioe.bsky.social & @lshtm.bsky.social to learn more about their work and experience of researching / teaching in non-History departments bit.ly/3KC9xxJ Our great thanks to all who attended and esp. to @heatherlwellis.bsky.social for her excellent lecture #Skystorians
Thanks for inviting me to give the lecture! It was a really valuable and interesting day.
Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 8mo agoYesterday we visited historians @ioe.bsky.social & @lshtm.bsky.social to learn more about their work and experience of researching / teaching in non-History departments bit.ly/3KC9xxJ Our great thanks to all who attended and esp. to @heatherlwellis.bsky.social for her excellent lecture #Skystorians
Great opportunity to hear more about the fantastic @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project from @heatherlwellis.bsky.social !! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · 11mo agoExcited to give the @royalhistsoc.org's public lecture this December: 'Hunger, Health and Hope: A History of School Meals in Britain' @sheffielduni.bsky.social @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social #histed 📅 Tuesday 10 December, 6pm 🎟️ Free, all welcome. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hunger-hea...
📢 Our first full-team article from the School Meals Project is now published 🎉 🍽️ "The UK School Meals Service, 1944–Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience" 📖 Read it here: lnkd.in/eiWQT4fN #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
The UK School Meals Service 1944–Present: A Sensory and Emotional Experience
This article explores the sensory and emotional dimensions of the UK School Meals Service (SMS) since 1944, arguing that the lived experiences of pupils, teachers, parents, catering staff, and poli...
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🍽 ICYMI Our Policy Briefing on the history & future of school meals is now available to read & share. Drawing on over a century of evidence and new oral histories, we show how mealtimes are about much more than nutrition. @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social #histed
Excited to give the @royalhistsoc.org's public lecture this December: 'Hunger, Health and Hope: A History of School Meals in Britain' @sheffielduni.bsky.social @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social #histed 📅 Tuesday 10 December, 6pm 🎟️ Free, all welcome. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hunger-hea...
Hunger, Health and Hope: A History of School Meals in Britain, IN-PERSON
Royal Historical Society public lecture at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Institute of Education, UCL
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New open access article, based on my keynote at the HES conference in Sheffield : Towards an Emotional and Experiential History of Modern Education: Children’s Essays on the Cinema Around the First World War www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @hexhistory.bsky.social
Towards an Emotional and Experiential History of Modern Education: Children’s Essays on the Cinema Around the First World War
This article probes the potential of emotional and experiential histories of education. London children’s school essays on their experiences in the First World War, their stories, their dreams and ...
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It has been a lovely week at @ische-news.bsky.social #ISCHE46im Lille. Thought-provoking panels, catching up with old friends and sharing results of the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project! #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social
Welcome to our June 2025 newsletter, the final one of the funded project! This month, we look at our end-of-project conference held at Friends House in London on 19 June and our panel at #ISCHE2025. @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social #histed
Our Annual Conference this November is dedicated to Joyce Goodman. Her co-authored paper with Sue Anderson-Faithful, 'Turning and twisting histories of women’s education: matters of strategy', resonates strongly with our conference theme. Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #histed #edusky
📣 Call for Blog Posts! We're always looking for researchers in history of education to write a blog for our website. We accept entries from all across the world! Take part: historyofeducation.org.uk/submit-a-blo... Our Blog Page: historyofeducation.org.uk/blog/ #histed #history #edusky
Submit a Blog Post - History of Education Society
Fancy writing something for our blog? We would love to hear from you! We are looking for blog posts of 500-1200 words on any topic or theme related to the history of education.
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