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DfE eyes universal infant free school meals in cuts drive

The government’s universal infant free school meals programme is one of a number being considered for the axe in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Are police officers in schools a force for good?

Hundreds of police officers are now based in schools but we don’t know enough about the work they do,...

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Dr AMANDA HENSHALL
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Give schools more money for free meals, say caterers

The government is under pressure to increase the money it gives schools to pay for free meals for infant...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

One in three reception children aren’t ‘school ready’, warns Teach First

Nearly one in three children who start primary school in England at the age of five are not “school...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

REVEALED: The schools where the poorest pupils make most progress

The poorest pupils have made more progress than their better-off peers at just three per cent of secondary schools,...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

A deep dive into Progress 8 and disadvantage

The Department for Education released its revised GCSE results for the 2016-17 exams on January 25, and Schools Week...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

Universal Infant Free School Meals – what has the impact been so far?

Some parents and school leaders believe free lunches are having positive effects on the lives of infants and their...

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Expert Contributor
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Universal credit: an impending ‘disaster’ for FSM pupils

The government has yet to decide how the universal credit benefits system will interact with free school meals, and...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Investigation: Schools face postcode lottery in free school meals take-up

Figures released last week reveal that registration for means-tested free school meals – which is linked to pupil premium...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker