A new healthy eating diktat for school dinners could result in staffing cuts and further ‘divert money from teaching’ as budgets are squeezed, headteachers warned today.
Schools across England will have to cut down on serving pupils sweetened baked desserts under the first new school food standards for more than a decade.
The desserts must contain or be served with fruit as part of the Department for Education’s sweeping overhaul aimed at tackling childhood obesity and tooth decay.
Sugary drinks and foods such as ice cream will also be restricted, while deep-fried foods are cut. Foods high in fat and salt such as
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