Interview: For the health of Hackney - David Daniels, principal, Petchey Academy
By Ben Cook
Children & Young People Now
4 June 2008
Food at the Petchey Academy in Hackney, east London, is strictly policed. "Students are not allowed to bring food into the academy, they can only bring water or fruit," says David Daniels, the principal. "They all have to eat the midday meal, though they have a choice of meat or veg."
Daniels adds that the school's two chefs will cater for students from different religious denominations by offering alternatives, such as Halal. It's hardly surprising the Petchey Academy - opened officially by Children's Secretary Ed Balls in mid-May - is choosy about the food its students consume, considering its curriculum...