Laura's design for healthy meals

Laura's winning poster will be displayed in school canteens

The school term had an exciting ending for Laura Doherty this week after her artwork won a national design competition.

Laura, 12, a pupil at Haslingden High School caught the eye of designers looking for a new poster to boost sales of school meals.

Laura's winning poster will now be displayed in school canteens all over the country.

"It will hopefully encourage people to eat healthier," she said.

Thousands of pupils entered the competition, set up by the School Food Trust's Million Meals campaign, hoping their entry would be chosen to encourage more of them to enjoy a healthy school meal every day.

Laura impressed the team of judges - which included a top London design and marketing agency - for the way it encouraged students to think harder about the impact that a healthy school lunch can have on their day. The judges also praised her strong artistic abilities with her eye-catching hand drawn illustrations.

She explained: "I got the idea for Good Mood Food, because what you eat affects the mood you are in. I designed the letters and then drew people and how the food they were eating, both bad and good, affected their mood."

Laura's winning poster will be displayed in school canteens all over the country at the start of the school term in September.