Catering

Our catering is provided by our partner Caterlink who are committed to sourcing local fresh ingredients. All main meals are freshly prepared and made with Red Tractor/Farm Assured fresh meat where appropriate. Our kitchen at Melbourn Village College is a nut free kitchen. Caterlink use produce with high standards of animal welfare and a range of fair trade produce. Working closely with suppliers enables Caterlink to deliver a fantastic, high quality food service and where practical, sustain the local supply chain to support local famers in the British countryside.

Payment details

At Melbourn Village College we use a Cashless Catering system which incorporates the latest technology and eliminates the need for students to carry cash through the day. Parents are able to track what their child purchases through the online payment system. 

• Online payment through www.parentpay.com.  Student accounts can be topped up using debit and credit cards. Any amount of money can be paid into a student's account, and any money spent on food and drink will be deducted on a daily basis. 
• Please note that there is a daily 'spend limit' of £8 programmed into the system, but this can be increased or decreased for an individual student by making a written request to the school finance office.

What do you need to do now?

• Your child's account will be automatically set-up for you, and they will be able to use it immediately by simply giving their name at the tills. However, it is much simpler for everyone if they sign up to the biometric registration, which allows the child to simply place a thumb on a reader to access their account. It is a legal requirement that we ask for your permission before registering you child's thumbprint, so please sign the Opt-In Form to allow us to do this. For further details on what data is actually stored, please see the FAQ sheet.
• Please sign up to ParentPay to allow you the convenience of adding funds to your child's account online.

For further information please contact: finance@melbournvc.org

• Opt-In Form for Parents
• FAQs for Parents
• Caterlink website

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