(UK) School lunch workers worried; "every day more children with allergies are coming to school"

Jan 11, 2018, (UK) Schools Week: School catering staff feel excluded, undervalued and poorly trained https://schoolsweek.co.uk/catering-staff-feel-excluded-undervalued-and-poorly-trained/ Over a third of school caterers feel excluded as members of staff and more than a quarter feel undervalued, a survey has revealed. … In November and December 2017, Unison surveyed 1,220 kitchen staff working across the UK in primary, secondary and special schools, as well as at pupil referral units. … “Every day more children with allergies are coming into school … we are expected to deal with all situations with no training,” said one response. Respondents said they wanted the opportunity to learn more about first aid, food hygiene, health and safety, management, food allergies, cooking skills and nutrition.