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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

‘How difficult is it to bake a potato?’: fed-up head hits out at school’s caterers

A composite of images of school meals
Baking bad: images of school meals shared by the Redbridge school head, Jason Ashley. Photograph: Redbridge community school

A headteacher in Southampton has vented his anger to parents over the poor quality of food served by his secondary school’s contract caterers, saying: “I keep asking myself, how difficult is it to bake a potato?”

Jason Ashley, the head of Redbridge community school, sent parents photographs of school lunches served by Chartwells, the private catering firm, and said “numerous” meetings with the company had failed to bring about any improvements.

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