Reference
E/MS2/1/2
Title
File containing notes of discussions both on School Meals Service matters and on other topics; the discussions were very varied and contain the following examples relating to the School Meals Service:
Date free text
1979 - 1982
Production date
From: 1979 To: 1982
Scope and Content
- approach by Bedford High School for School Meals Service to provide meals at the school [1979];
- possibility of differential charges for primary and secondary school pupils [1979];
- police decision to try to apprehend two, unnamed, School Meals Service staff suspected of stealing food from the kitchens at Five Springs Special School, Luton, and Local Education Authority procedure if the staff were found to be stealing, including copy of local disciplinary procedure [1979];
- complaints about quality of food supplied from various contractors [1979-1980];
- limitation in provision of milk to Special Schools only [1980];
- reduction in numbers of kitchen staff due to budget cuts [1980-1981];
- introduction of new developments to School Meals Service [1980];
- introduction of mini meals pilot programme at St.Matthew's Junior School, Luton and of sandwich meals at Hart Hill Junior School, Luton [1980];
- supervisory assistants provision at Richmond Hill Special School, Luton [1980];
- difficulties in budgeting and accounting for meals at Rotherham High School, Luton and Halyard High School, Luton with introduction of cash cafeteria system [1980];
- introduction and working of, and problems with, cash cafeteria system [1980-1981];
- closures and mergers of kitchens at various schools [1980-1981];
- stance to be adopted towards an, unnamed, employee at Silver Jubilee Middle School, Bedford, attending court to answer a second charge of shoplifting [1980];
- arrangement of a sausage meat tasting at John Bunyan Upper School, Bedford [1981];
- provision of freezer units to school kitchens [1981];
- sale of surplus equipment in Vulcan Street Store, Luton and use of space by School Meals Service [1981];
- system for choosing tenders for meat supplies [1981];
- trial use of meat substitutes [1982].
The following are examples of discussions not relevant to the School Meals Service:
- donation of £600 to Richmond Hill Special School, Luton, by Caesar’s Palace, Luton [1980];
- difficulties of Richmond Hill Special School, Luton, regarding contact with Social Services Department when necessary to place a child at Bramingham or Downlands Centres (Sheltered Workshops) [1980].
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