Private School News

Five Stars for Polam Hall

Polam Hall School catering staff have received top marks for their standards of food hygiene.
The Darlington school has been awarded a five star Tees Valley Food Hygiene Award rating. The accreditation system, run by the Tees Valley’s five unitary authorities – Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland – measures how well businesses are doing against strict food hygiene standards.

Organisations are assessed on a variety of factors, including their types of food and methods of handling, compliance with safety, and cleaning, management, control and processing procedures.

The catering team at Polam Hall School is made up of 12 staff, who prepare lunch for the nursery, junior, senior, sixth form students and staff, together with breakfast for the early arrivers, and dinner for the school’s boarders.
Led by Catering Manager David Bell, they provide a daily selection of hot and cold meals which are designed to ensure that all students and staff enjoy a balanced and varied diet.
Mr Bell said: “Being awarded the highest rating is a great credit to the entire catering team, who work hard to achieve excellent food hygiene and safety standards at Polam Hall.
“The Tees Valley Food Hygiene Awards help provide a recognisable sign of excellence in standards of food hygiene and allow the public to see how organisations are performing in this area.
“Our five star award demonstrates to parents of pupils that their children are receiving safely prepared food, which dovetails in with our policy of offering students a nutritious, healthy, varied menu.”