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Edenred won third free school meals voucher contract without open tender

The Department for Education failed to run an open tender for the most recent free school meals voucher contract,...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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‘His record is shambolic’: Labour demands Williamson’s resignation

Labour is calling on education secretary Gavin Williamson to resign over a “series of failures” during the Covid-19 pandemic....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson repeats ‘unhelpful myth’ live lessons claim, and 4 more edu Qs findings

Gavin Williamson and his ministers faced questions in Parliament about the government’s response to Covid-19, including issues relating to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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No conditions on local FSM vouchers – but schools need ‘decent audit trail’

The government has loosened restrictions to make it easier for schools to use local free school meal voucher schemes...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Food parcels fiasco: How the pandemic exposed free school meals failures…again

The government is facing questions over its handling of the free school meals fiasco after it emerged that ministers...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Edenred is back: Free school meals voucher scheme to relaunch Monday

The government’s national free school meals voucher scheme will relaunch next Monday and be run by original supplier Edenred...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government to relaunch national free school meals voucher scheme

Pupils eligible for free school meals will once again be offered supermarket vouchers via a national scheme again this...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools find new ways to help their communities at a time of crisis

From lunch deliveries and food banks to mobile libraries and “reverse” advent calendars, schools have stepped up to the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Holiday hunger providers demand ‘multi-year funding’ as DfE extends scheme

The government must allocate “multi-year funding” for its holiday activities and food programme, previous recipients said after the announcement...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips