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£2m project aims to get better ingredients into lunch halls

6d | School food

Food standards pilot found costs rose for some schools

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New school food standards: 13 key changes you need to know

14 Sep 2026 | School food

Deadline extended for free school meals eligibility checks

23 Jul 2026 | School food

Governor oversight of food standards ‘risks being counterproductive’

15 Jun 2026 | School food
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School food funding ‘not sufficient’ says school praised by DfE
23 Apr 2026 | School food
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We need more money if you want us to change school food, say caterers
16 Apr 2026 | School food

Cake out, lentils in: What schools need to know about food standards overhaul
14 Apr 2026 | School food

Ice cream scooped off the school menu
12 Apr 2026 | School food

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London free school meals expansion hasn’t boosted attainment – evaluation

22 Dec 2025 | School food

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London mayor still weighing up the cost of a free lunch

6 Dec 2025 | School food

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

5 Oct 2025 | School food

DfE wants breakfast clubs extended to 2,000 schools from April 2026

27 Sep 2025 | School food

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DfE seeks business sponsors to boost flagship breakfast scheme impact

12 Aug 2025 | School food

DfE faces renewed calls for free school meals auto-enrolment

12 Jun 2025 | School food

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79 schools withdraw from breakfast clubs trial
25 Apr 2025 | School food

DfE confirms paltry 3p infant free school meals funding rise
23 Apr 2025 | School food

Free school meals data now ‘less useful for research’, warns EPI
6 Mar 2025 | School food

Universal infant free school meals funding rises by 5p
4 Dec 2024 | School food

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Newham Council’s flagship free school meals firm posts £1.4m loss

22 Jan 2024 | School food

Khan extends London primary free school meals for a year

10 Jan 2024 | School food

Two million children now eligible for free school meals

8 Jun 2023 | School food
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