E/MS2/1/4

General file, largely dominated by the issue of provision of supervisory assistants at lunchtimes and including the following:

1984 - 1986

From: 1984 To: 1986

- list of dinner supervisors at Newnham Middle School, Bedford, giving name, address and telephone number and dinner supervisors duty rota from the same school[1985]; - report - "A New Deal for the School Meal", a plan for the future of school meals within the County Catering Services [1984]; - job descriptions for posts of Kitchen Manager (Schools), Service Supervisor and Dining Room Assistant [1984]; - results of surveys in 1982 and 1983 on numbers of pupils taking Pointway and traditional meals [1984]; - correspondence regarding refusal of National Union of Teachers [NUT] members to carry out lunchtime supervision, amongst other duties, in pursuit of their pay claim [1985]; - correspondence regarding Blasdale v.Coventry City Council and its implications [see E/MS1/1/1 also] [1985]; - request of The Hills Lower School, Bedford for additional supervisory assistants [1985]; - National Association of Head Teachers Branch Secretary’s Newsletter giving advice on what to do if the headteacher feels that midday supervision is inadequate and the Local Education Authority refuses to provide additional resources; and letter to Chief Education Officer expressing his concern at lack of resources for supervision[1985]; - Chief Education Officer’s memo regarding lunchtime supervision and an idea that teachers be asked to volunteer to patrol corridors and playgrounds [1985]; - recommended scales of provision for School Meals Supervisory Assistants [1984]; - summary of school meals numbers and income [1985]; - decision of Hawthorn Park Lower School, Houghton Regis to close the school between noon and 1.30 p.m. each day, no children being allowed on site, due to lack of resources for lunchtime supervision [1985]; - possible use of Ramsey Manor Lower School premises in Barton-le-Clay as storage accommodation [1985]; - withdrawal of goodwill by National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers [NAS/UWT] including cessation of lunchtime supervision [1984]; - decisions regarding action to be taken to provide lunchtime supervision in difficult circumstances [1985]; - transfer of responsibility for operation of midday supervision from County Catering Service to Education Department [1985]; - notes of situation in various schools regarding lunchtime arrangements [1985]; - protests of headteacher of Ashton Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dunstable and Luton Infant Head Teachers Association at new arrangements for headteachers to be responsible for provision of supervisors to carry out lunchtime supervision [1985]; - details (name, address, date of birth, telephone number, type of contract, hours of work and date started) of supervisory assistants employed at beginning of Autumn Term at the following infant and junior schools in Luton: Bushmead Infants School; Bushmead Junior School; Dallow Infants School; Dallow Junior School; Denbigh Road Infants School; Denbigh Junior School; Downside Infants School; Downside Junior School; Hillborough Junior School; Maidenhall Junior School; Putteridge Junior School; Ramridge Junior School; Someries Infants School; Someries Junior School; Southfield Infants School; Stopsley Infants School; Stopsley Junior School; William Austin Infants School; William Austin Junior School; St.Martin-de-Porres Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic Junior School [1985]; - details of meal provision (number of meals, number of sandwiches, scale of provision before 1/9/85, new scale of provision, actual provision, type of contracts and details of dates of any reduction in canteen service) for all schools in the county [1985]; - need for extra lunchtime supervision at Warden Hill Junior School, Luton and Wootton Lower School [1986]; - decisions to vary lunchtime arrangements by Chantry Junior School, Luton, The Meads Primary School, Luton, Priory Middle School, Dunstable, Denbigh High School, Luton, Daubeney Middle School, Kempston and Ashcroft High School, Luton [1985]; - Chief Education Officer’s concern over doubts of County Treasurer as to the accuracy of estimates of the level of expenditure on lunchtime supervision [1985].

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