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NSFS
Evaluation
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Evaluation is an
integral part of the Scheme. In order to to ensure complete exploration of
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Scheme, three
evaluation needs were identified:
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•Farm to Gate – getting the fruit to schools
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•Gate to Hand – distributing fruit in schools
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•Hand to mouth – encouraging children to eat the
fruit
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To date, the
first two of these aspects have been evaluated. However, the focus now
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is turning to
the Hand to Mouth aspects of the Scheme
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Evaluation
results have shown that the Scheme is popular:
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•80% of eligible children took fruit – absence
rather than refusal being reason
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for non take-up
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•99% of school staff felt it was a way of
improving children’s health
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•97% of schools stated it was a support to
teaching and learning about
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healthy eating
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An
evaluation summary has been produced which can be accessed on the web
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at
www.doh.gov.uk/fiveaday
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During the
pilots, fruit was the only produce available to children.
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We are now
looking to expand the range of produce, including vegetables,
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following
favourable evaluation results of piloting carrots and tomatoes in
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Sheffield and
Merseyside.
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