Citation
(2005), "The latest news added to the HET website www.healthedtrust.com Government good move on raising the standard on school meals", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 35 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2005.01735dab.009
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The latest news added to the HET website www.healthedtrust.com Government good move on raising the standard on school meals
The latest news added to the HET website www.healthedtrust.com Government good move on raising the standard on school meals
The Health Education Trust welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on improving the quality and management of the school meals service.
The joint press release with the Caroline Walker Trust (CWT) and the National Heart Forum (NHF) reflected the general view that while the Secretary of State is making this intervention, it is just a start – long awaited – to addressing what needs to be a programme of major reform. It is hoped this will form the basis of an ongoing discussion with Government that will begin to address the most serious issues:
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The lack of investment in kitchen and dining room infrastructure.
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A considerable increase and fixing of minimal value for free school meals.
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A review of the delegation of meals budgets to primary schools.
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Proper monitoring, evaluation and data gathering of the service as a whole.
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A determination to revise the curriculum to allow for the inclusion of food preparation and cooking as part of the core.
For details of the DfES plans see website http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/