‘It looks like something from Oliver Twist’: Grammar school apologises for serving ‘pathetic’ £3.50 Christmas dinner with a tiny slither of turkey and a single pig in blanket in a bap to pupils – after complaints from parents
- Steyning Grammar School in West Sussex faced the furore of local parents who shared photos online of the measly dinner served to pupils for Christmas dinner
- One said that their dog ‘eats better for half the price’ after snaps went viral
- School has now apologised and offered a refund to students, blaming supply chain issues and Covid-related staff shortage
A school that served a tiny piece of turkey and stuffing in a bap with a single pig in blanket and mini roll for their £3.50 Christmas lunch has apologised after parents complained it was like ‘something from Oliver Twist’.
Steyning Grammar School in West Sussex faced the furore of local parents who shared photos online of the measly dinner served to pupils as part of a special Christmas celebration.
One said that their dog ‘eats better for half the price’ while another added it was ‘pathetic’ and the school should ‘hang their heads in shame’.
Other parents also shared snaps of a very similar looking meal at the nearby Bohunt Academy in Worthing. Both schools are part of the Bohunt multi-academy trust.
A school that served a tiny piece of turkey and stuffing in a bap with a single pig in blanket and mini roll for their £3.50 Christmas lunch has apologised after parents complained it was like ‘something from Oliver Twist’
Steyning Grammar School in West Sussex faced the furore of local parents who shared photos online of the measly dinner served to pupils as part of a special Christmas celebration
The school has now apologised and offered a refund to students, blaming supply chain issues and Covid-related staff shortages as pupils called the offering ‘rubbish’ and ‘gross, cold and soggy’.
Sharing a picture of the dinner to Facebook, Dad Adrian Davey wrote: ‘ This is the #christmasdinner that Bohunt Education Trust Bohunt School charged us £3.50 for…
‘It’s like something from Oliver Twist, I wonder what the management are eating?
‘What further proof do you need that #academies are businesses
‘Probably dining out on our children’s money.
Another parent wrote: ‘ My two boys had their Christmas Lunch at school today and got served this…… Bohunt Education Trust is this acceptable and worth £3.50 each?
The school has now apologised and offered a refund to students, blaming supply chain issues and Covid-related staff shortages as pupils called the offering ‘rubbish’ and ‘gross, cold and soggy’
Other parents also shared snaps of a very similar looking meal at the nearby Bohunt Academy in Worthing. Both schools are part of the Bohunt multi-academy trust.
‘I emailed the school this morning and have since spoken to one of the heads and a full refund has been given. They apologised and said it was down to shortages in the kitchen due to staff isolating.
He added that ‘he wouldn’t give it to his dog’ and that his ‘pets eat better’.
‘I’m not a happy dad this evening… it tasted awful apparently,’ he added.
”That’s disgraceful. They should have been too embarrassed to serve that,’ one parent commented.
Sharing a picture of the dinner to Facebook, Dad Adrian Davey wrote: ‘ This is the #christmasdinner that Bohunt Education Trust Bohunt School charged us £3.50 for…
Speaking to the Mid Sussex Times, mum Melanie Leogue said: ‘The children had nothing last year and it’s a shame the school did not make more of an effort for them as they have had it so tough.’
In a letter to parents, associate headteacher Natasha Nicol said ‘As you might be aware, the Christmas lunch menu yesterday was not of the standard that we would want or expect at SGS.
‘Due to a combination of unforeseen supply chain issues and COVID related staffing shortages, our planned offer was affected at very short notice.
‘I would like to unreservedly apologise for this situation.’
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