4. Looking after the kitchen
4.17 Once these responsibilities had become clearer, however, schools displayed initiative in
securing funding for refurbishments. Schools had also needed to prioritise kitchen
repair programmes in relation to other areas of school life in bidding for capital.
4.18 For some schools, the issue of kitchen maintenance and the repair and replacement of
equipment may have swayed the decision not to retain a meals service. With only
minimal sums delegated specifically to cover those costs, some schools found the
budgetary implications unacceptable.
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