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The Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards celebrate and give love to the teachers, chefs, catering teams and campaigners putting brilliant food in schools and teaching kids how to cook.
2026 nominations are now open!

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6 award categories

This Morning’s Lifetime Achievement Award

The dinner lady who’s made lunchtimes extra special, the school chef who’s always been a hero, or simply someone who’s dedicated their career to making sure kids have access to delicious, nutritious food at school.

The Golden Spoons

Winners of the Good School Food Awards are presented with a Golden Spoon trophy as well as some incredible prizes and surprises, including brilliant bundles from our partners Tefal and Weber, equipment and resources for their schools and special days out.

Plus, our winners will become superstars on social media and across national media.

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Judges

Our judges are a very special group of people, who understand and are passionate about making sure our kids are being fed well at school…

Jamie Oliver
Mary Berry
Ella Toone
Joe Wicks with a water bottle
Joe Wicks
Reon and Reme
Dani Dyer
Joe Swash
Montell Douglas
Zack George
Sam Holland
Lina Nielsen
Lina Nielsen
Big Has
George Webster
George Webster
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NEWS

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