Free school meals

DfE faces renewed calls for free school meals auto-enrolment

Report warns of a 'postcode lottery' of take-up, with some vulnerable families struggling with the sign-up process

Freddie Whittaker
Jessie Williams
Pupil premium

DfE reviews pupil premium amid free meals extension concerns

But the education secretary rejects 'barefaced lie' as Tories claim schools could lose £1.5bn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Free school meals

DfE confirms paltry 3p infant free school meals funding rise

1.2% increase is far below predicted rises in food and wage costs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Free school meals

Free school meals data now ‘less useful for research’, warns EPI

Make-up of children who receive free lunches becoming 'more diverse and uncertain' as a result of government policies and...

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Free school meals

Universal infant free school meals funding rises by 5p

But funding still lags far behind the actual cost of providing meals in schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Disadvantage

Investigation: Disadvantaged school leaders’ uphill battle

Calls for a review of disadvantage measures and support after analysis reveals full scale of challenge for leaders in...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Free school meals

Minister ‘keen to learn’ from Khan’s free school meals policy

Stephen Morgan reveals 'live conversation' in government over potential future 'interventions'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Election delays universal free school meals funding decision

Schools will receive first payments for 2024-25 based on this year's funding rate

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Lib Dems: Primary free school meals an ‘ambition not a funded commitment’

And schools wouldn't get immediate pupil premium boost under plans to raise FSM earnings threshold

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker