Schools could face £39m shortfall over London free school meals plan Rollout of free meals to all primary pupils in the capital will ‘harm schools’ unless more funding is provided, says campaigner
Hike school breakfast funding and expand free school meals, Hunt told 150 heads call for school breakfast cash in the spring budget, while councils warn government rules stop 215,000 eligible children getting free school meals
Link family income data to pupil attainment, says EPI Think tank warns changing profile of group eligible for free school meals mean it’s not a simple metric for disadvantage
Free school meals change could add thousands to schools’ incomes Leaders urged to help children previously ineligible due to their parents’ immigration status register for support
Five key findings from NFER’s teacher retention and recruitment dashboard New service lays bare the supply crisis facing schools in England, with some areas losing up to a third of their teachers
Gove backs call for universal credit free school meals extension Former education secretary says extension to all benefit-claiming households would be ‘more than worthwhile’
Council halts hot free school meals over recruitment crisis Free school meal pupils instead given ‘grab bag’ cold lunch, as caterers warn of potential for wider winter disruption
Holiday free school meals support runs thin as funding dries up Voucher schemes that continued after the pandemic are beginning to be shelved as government funding becomes more stretched
Almost 1.9m pupils are now eligible for free school meals DfE figures show number of children eligible for support has soared by 32% since the pandemic began