英國將實施二年級以下學童免費營養午餐政策

【台灣教導部 - 消息資訊】英國將實行二年級以放學童免費養分午飯政策

    
儘管當局誇大該政策已研議五年，試辦計畫已於2009年開端實行兩年，而且結果卓越，故本政策半年後於天下各地周全實行的計畫勢在必行，實務上各方雖贊同此計畫立意，但是質疑其可否準期實行的聲音仍此起彼落。天下校長協會(The National Association of Head Teachers)也表現在9月本政策實施前，實務上仍有很多事情待完成，特殊是對付沒有廚房裝備的黌舍。別的，今朝黌舍也同時面對很多新的發起改革辦法，此一政策很顯著地將造成黌舍行政累贅太重，對黌舍團體成長發生晦氣影響。有校長表現，本地處所當局已明確表現將無資金幫忙擴充黌舍餐館以供餐；或現行對外採購的學童午飯機制運作優越，也能供給學童康健食品，並沒有需求另設廚房裝備供給免費午飯。守舊黨國集會員Graham Stuart也表現，大概有一些黌舍受限於情況和資本，要完整相符本政策請求將有艱苦，該政接應賜與各黌舍及校長更多的裁量權。

材料起源：
BBC News, 6 March 2014, DfE announces details of infant free school meal plans,    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26466060
BBC News, 7 March 2014, Free school meals scheme too rigid, says senior Tory MP,    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26488340
BBC News, 9 March 2014, Free school meals scheme will start on time, says minister,
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26504085 
GOV.UK, Department for Education, 6 March 2014, Press Release: Six-month countdown to free school lunches for infants, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/six-month-countdown-to-free-school-lunches-for-infants 
GOV.UK, Department for Education, 6 March 2014, Open Consultation: Revised standards for food in schools, https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revised-standards-for-food-in-schools--2