§ Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Education what provisions are being made to feed the children at the school canteens when the present method is suspended on 1st November by the withdrawal of the teachers' service from the meals centres.
§ Sir D. EcclesFollowing the advice given to their members by the N.U.T., the school meals service will be able to continue without interruption. I am sure the teachers agree about its importance and value to the children. It is their help which has made it possible for the service to develop so well.
But there is a widespread feeling that more of the clerical and other work involved in school meals could be done by non-teaching staff. This is shared by 74W many who see the school meal as an integral part of school life, in which teachers should play an essential part.
I sympathise with this view, and I am asking representatives of the teachers and local education authorities to come and talk the matter over and see what we can do further to improve matters.