CATERING
Chill deal - cool combos from the fridge - all for £2.80
We’re excited to tell you we have refreshed our cold meal deal and from the Summer 2025 term, Chill Deal is replacing Blue Dot.
Why It’s Important: It’s vital students have access to filling, great value lunches, so this deal needs to be simple to navigate and should encourage students to bundle four items into a deal rather than purchase them individually.
Why the Change?: We’ve updated the deal based on the following feedback:
• Students often found it unclear what was included.
• The branding and signage didn’t make the deal obvious or appealing.
• Some catering staff found it hard to explain.
Here’s what makes it awesome:
Quick & Easy: All items grouped in the fridge for a grab-and-go experience.
Great Value: Choose 4 items
Tasty Choices: Filled rolls, snack pots, home bakes, and refreshing drinks – mix and match your favourites!
Introducing StreetVibes for the summer term: Made Your Way
Our StreetVibes offer has had a refresh; it’s simpler and easily customisable, meaning there’s always something for everyone. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, StreetVibes will feature a vibrant, street food-inspired menu that reflects the latest food trends, ensuring choice and variety remain at the forefront of your lunchtime experience.
All our new StreetVibes concepts are available at £2.80.
And of course, all concepts have a vegan dish to ensure that all our customers can enjoy the new global flavours!
Recognising the growing need to address food allergen concerns and ensure the wellbeing of all our customers, we have established our Allergen Buddy Scheme to provide an easily accessible and visible point of contact for any queries or concerns relating to food allergens.
Introducing the Allergen Buddies
Our Allergen Buddies are fully trained members of our catering team, identifiable by their distinctive purple aprons and hats, making them easily recognisable to those who may need assistance.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Allergen Buddies will be strategically positioned at tills or servery counters during service times. Their primary responsibilities include:
- Guiding customers towards making safe food choices
- Answering any questions or concerns regarding food allergens
- Providing up-to-date and accurate allergen information
Our Allergen Buddies have undergone thorough training to ensure they possess the knowledge and skills required to assist customers effectively. We are confident that their presence will greatly enhance the dining experience for individuals with food allergies, providing them with the peace of mind they deserve.
Our Commitment to Safety
At The Marlborough Science Academy, the safety and well-being of students and staff are of paramount importance. The Allergen Buddy Scheme is part of our broader effort to create a safe and inclusive dining environment for everyone. We believe that by providing clear, accurate, and accessible information, we can help our customers make informed choices and enjoy their meals with confidence.
Thank you - The Innovate Team.
Menu 1 Summer term
Menu 2 Summer term
Menu 3 summer term
Innovate Catering
Innovate are part of the Impact Food Group family, and having worked successfully with and for schools for a number of years, bring with them lots of new ideas and initiatives.
For more information visit https://impactfood.co.uk/
Please email any comments or feedback on our catering facilities, including the POD and the 6th form facility to: cateringfeedback@marlborough.herts.sch.uk. These emails will come to the school as well as to the Innovate operations manager.
We have had to review the default daily spend limit. From September 2023 the default daily limit will be set at £7, however if you would like this to be amended then we would be more than happy to arrange this. Please email j.friend@marlborough.herts.sch.uk with your preferred limit and we will set this for your child(ren).
All chicken dishes will be halal and non halal. Beef dishes will be halal and non halal.
The team will clearly mark which items are halal. We will also have halal cold options available.
Cashless Catering
The Marlborough Science Academy operates a cashless catering system. This system allows each pupil to have an individual cash balance and record what the balance is spent on at any time or day. The system uses biometrics to identify each pupil. This means that to pay for food their fingerprint is scanned at the point of sale. The image of their fingerprint is turned into a number, so the image of their print is not stored. The total cost of their food is deducted from their balance.
Each pupil has a daily spend limit of £7.00. This means they cannot spend an entire weekly balance in one day. Individual limits can be set by contacting j.friend@marlborough.herts.sch.uk. Please note, it is your responsibility to ensure your child has enough credit to buy their school dinner.
Payments are made in advance; daily, weekly, monthly or termly and may take a few hours to apply before the balance is available to spend in school. The system works in the same way for those pupils entitled to free school meals – balances will be topped up by the system daily for lunch-time meals. You will be able to add additional credit on top of this allowance for break time snacks should you wish.
Dinner money is paid online through School Gateway using a credit or debit card. Please click the user guide tab below for instructions.
School Gateway Login Instructions
TMSA catering Pod is available at break and at lunch serving a variety of snacks and drinks.
