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Breakfast clubs ‘not financially viable’, say heads as scheme expands

DfE survey reveals prior concerns from heads over scheme that will now be expanded to 2,000 more schools next year

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 demographic changes

DfE names 750 breakfast club ‘early adopter’ schools

But department won’t say how many of them already run breakfast provision

‘We can’t run at a loss’: Heads snub flagship breakfast clubs

Government is seeking 750 pilot schools, but some heads say they can’t make it work for a basic funding rate of 60p per pupil

National Food Strategy: The recommendations for schools

A government-commissioned report has recommended a raft of measures for schools to improve pupil nutrition and food education. The national food strategy, commissioned in 2019 and led by school food plan co-author Henry Dimbleby, has published its second report today. In it, the strategy recommends schools be “required” to work with accreditation schemes on the […]

Catering giant’s menu leaves a sour taste in some schools

The catering giant Chartwells has lost school food contracts worth up to £19 million since its lockdown parcels sparked outcry earlier this year, with one trust accusing it of putting “profit before pupils”. But the company has still bagged seven deals in recent months worth at least £92 million over the next six years, assuming […]