School Dinners and a new “School Food Plan”

The Department for Education has announced an independent review of food in schools. The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, appointed Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, co-founders of Leon Restaurants, to lead the ‘School Food Plan’ to build on  the work of Jamie Oliver and others, to ensure pupils eating in English schools are offered good food and given an understanding of food and nutrition.

The School Food Plan team are working with schools, caterers, parents and pupils to build up a systematic picture of school food across England, and would like to invite school catering staff to participate in a focus group being coordinated by UNISON at UNISON Centre, 130, Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY, 2 – 4.30pm on 27th September 2012.

If you are interested in attending this please contact the unison office and we will seek paid time off for you to attend and to take part in this important evidence-gathering stage of the process.