Yesterday Mr Gove announced that he has asked the co-founders of the restaurant chain Leon, Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, to examine school food across the country.
The restaurateurs will create an action plan to determine the schools that are doing things well and set out how all schools can reach a standard to be ‘proud of.’
They will speak to experts, review research and visit schools as well as carry out primary research to build a picture of school food across the country.
Reacting to Mr Gove’s announcement, Jamie Oliver said, ‘It would be great to be able to welcome this report as I know Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent will do a thorough job. But now is not the time for more costly reports. Now is the time for action and that doesn’t seem to be what we get from Mr Gove when it comes to school food and food education. This just delays action for another year or more.
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