A school in Liverpool has been criticised for giving KitKats to its pupils once a term. An auditor from the Transforming School Food Strategy, dubbed as the food police, has criticised the school for breaching healthy food guidelines. St Edward’s College in West Derby has been rated as outstanding in three consecutive Ofsted inspections, but did not fare so well in the new audit system designed to ensure that colleges and schools in Liverpool are meeting national guidelines banning junk food and limiting the use of salt and sugar. The official inspection report was critical of a box of Kitkats which contained chocolate that was offered to students, and was described as one of ‘a number of non permitted school meal items’.
John Waszek, principal of the college, said he was baffled by the report, but affirmed his commitment to promoting a healthy school. Mr Waszek said it was another example of legislation hampering schools, and said the KitKats were part of ‘very valuable pastoral time’.
It is not the first time the school has been picked up on a seemingly obscure issue. The school has previously been warned that it was in violation of rules by giving out sausage rolls to sports teams after games.
College Criticised for Giving Out KitKats
Tue, 15 Dec 2009
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