Gove’s soundbite re academy food lacks substance

Article by Janet Downs at Local Schools Network (31 May 2012)

“All the evidence seems to me to point in the other direction – schools that have academy status have improved the quality of food that they offer children.” So said Secretary of State Michael Gove to the Education Select Committee. 

But a Freedom of Information request shows that he based his confident statement on a small number of case studies and menu samples from academies obviously chosen because they complied with the food standards.


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