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School staff - ?free dinners
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Cazziemc | Report | 5 Sep 2004 14:30 |
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Hello, silly question, but does anybody know if you work at a school (not teaching), but perhaps as an assistant, caretaker, computer technician, etc, do you get free school dinners, or can you eat there but pay for them? Thanks, Carol. |
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Unknown | Report | 5 Sep 2004 14:42 |
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Cazzie I work as a learning support assistant at a primary school. We used to have free school dinners. Now we have to pay (the money that would have paid for our dinners now goes towards funding supply teachers). I think it's just under £2.00. I get a statement about once a term and pay by cheque. I don't have dinner every day, tends to be in the winter when I don't want to brave the elements. Teachers who run a lunchtime or after school club get a free dinner for that day. When I first started at the school, we tended to eat our dinner with the children. Now that the teachers have to pay as well, they tend to eat in the staffroom, which I think has a detrimental effect on table manners as well as losing an opportunity to socialise with the kids. nell |
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Cazziemc | Report | 5 Sep 2004 14:47 |
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Thanks for that information Nell. My 18 year old son is about to start on a placement as a computer technician for a couple of weeks at a primary school. Hopefully this will lead to him being offered the job. I was unsure whether to send him with a packed lunch or not. Obviously, if he can eat in the school canteen this would be better, as it will encourage him to mix a bit - he is a bit reserved. Thanks for your reply. Best wishes, Carol. |
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Unknown | Report | 5 Sep 2004 15:19 |
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Cazzie I'd check with the school. We have free tea/coffee/biscuits/fruit for volunteers (it comes out of staff refreshment money), but they usually bring a packed lunch. I expect the school would be able to cater for dinner per day (ie he wouldn't have to commit himself to it every day) so he can maybe take a packed lunch on the first day and see what he thinks of the food. nell |
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Rose | Report | 5 Sep 2004 16:05 |
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Hi Carol, I also work as a learning support assistant at a primary school. I doubt if he would get a free meal at lunchtime but would be able to pay for them. He would have to order them first thing in the morning from the school office. At our school even the headmaster has to pay for his school dinners. Rose |
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