Creating Awareness. Driving Change. Improving Lives.
The FED Foundation leads campaigns that raise awareness, influence policy, and improve understanding of the challenges children face in accessing food, education, and participation.
Our campaigns are grounded in evidence, shaped by lived experience, and focused on creating practical, lasting change for children, families, and communities. We believe that awareness alone is not enough. Real change happens when research, policy, and public understanding come together to improve outcomes for children.
The Missing Milestone – Put Feeding Development in the Red Book
Learning to eat is one of the most important developmental skills a child acquires, yet feeding development is rarely recognised alongside other childhood milestones. The FED Foundation’s Missing Milestone campaign is calling for feeding development to be included in the Personal Child Health Record (“Red Book”), helping parents, health professionals and educators identify feeding differences earlier and provide support sooner. By making feeding development visible from the very beginning, more children can access the nutrition, learning and participation opportunities they need to thrive, with earlier identification helping to prevent avoidable crisis and escalation.
What we’re calling for
- Feeding development milestones within the Personal Child Health Record (“Red Book”)
- Earlier identification of feeding differences
- Better information for parents and professionals
- Earlier support before difficulties escalate
Read our Missing Mileston campaign proposal here:
Feeding Development & SEND Inclusion
Children with feeding differences should not fall between health, education and SEND systems. This campaign celebrates inclusive practice and promotes inclusion for children with feeding differences, sensory needs, medical complexities, and SEND.
This campaign calls for feeding development to be recognised as a core element of participation, inclusion and school readiness. By embedding feeding development within SEND reform, children can access support earlier, participate more fully in school life and achieve better long-term outcomes. The campaign advocates for practical, joined-up solutions that help children thrive in education and beyond.
What we’re calling for
- Feeding development to be recognised as a domain of SEND support
- Feeding provision within Individual Support Plans
- Inclusion of feeding specialists within the Experts at Hand workforce
- Better coordination between SEND policy and school food policy
- Recognition that feeding development supports participation, attendance and inclusion
Read our response to the 2026 Schools White Paper and SEND Reform Consultation here:
School Food for Every Child
Food may be available. Not every child can benefit from it. This campaign supports inclusive school food policies that recognise the diverse needs of children across educational settings.
The updated School Food Standards will improve the quality of food available in schools, an ambition we strongly support. However, food provision alone is not enough. Many children with SEND, feeding differences, sensory needs or medical complexities face barriers that prevent them from accessing or benefiting from school meals. This campaign promotes inclusive school food environments that prioritise participation, accessibility and reasonable adjustments alongside nutritional standards, ensuring every child has the opportunity to eat, learn and take part.
What we’re calling for
- Feeding differences to be recognised within School Food Standards implementation
- Practical guidance on reasonable adjustments
- Accessible mealtime environments
- Inclusive food education
- Monitoring of food access as well as food provision
Read our response to the Updated School Food Policy here:
Listen to Families
Families are at the heart of everything we do.
Through surveys, case studies, consultations, and ambassador-led storytelling, this campaign amplifies the voices of children, parents, and carers. Their experiences help shape our research, strengthen our advocacy, and inform future service development.
Get Involved
There are many ways to support our campaigns:
- Become an F.E.D. Foundation Ambassador
- Share your lived experience
- Participate in research projects
- Support policy consultations
- Partner with us as a school or organisation
- Help raise awareness through social media and community events
Together, we can build a future where every child has the opportunity to access food, learning, and participation without barriers.