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Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

Children who claim free school meals go on to earn less than their peers on average despite achieving the same level of education, according to new data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said data published on Thursday showed a “persistent ...

04 Aug 2022 at 19:49

Northern Ireland

Summer time school meals grants announced

The families of children who receive free school meals will get additional financial support for the summer break. Stormont Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced a £12.6 million fund for the school holiday food grant scheme. Running ...

07 Jun 2022 at 10:52

Teaching unions push for free school meals expansion

Teaching unions push for free school meal expansion – report

Teaching unions have written to the Chancellor and Education Secretary asking for free school meals to be provided to all children from families receiving Universal Credit in England. Unions and organisations claiming to represent one million ...

31 May 2022 at 14:40

Former Tory Education Secretary joins call for free school meal expansion

Former Tory MP and Education Secretary Justine Greening has joined a call for an expansion of the free school meal programme in light of the cost-of-living crisis. Teaching unions earlier wrote to the Chancellor and Education Secretary ...

01 Jun 2022 at 05:08

Government denies ‘dragging feet’ over free school meals eligibility extension

The Government has denied “dragging their feet” over whether to make free school meals permanently available to children in some families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). Children and families minister Will Quince told MPs he ...

19 Jan 2022 at 14:56

Jamie Oliver calls for free school meals for all families on Universal Credit

TV chef Jamie Oliver has warned that “chaos ensues” from parents worrying about feeding their children as he called on the Government to extend free school meals to every child whose parents are on Universal Credit. Currently ...

27 Dec 2022 at 09:29

Scotland

Union blasts ‘shameful’ delay in free school meals for all primary pupils

Teachers’ leaders have condemned the Scottish Government’s “shameful decision” to delay the rollout of free school meals to all primary school pupils. Andrea Bradley, general secretary of the EIS union, said that, in the ...

27 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Reception children in Wales to receive free school meals from September

Most children in Reception year in Wales will begin to receive free school meals from September, the Welsh Government has announced. The Labour Government said on Monday that the majority of local authorities should be ...

20 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Heads ‘deeply disappointed’ at ditched plans for free school meals extension

Headteachers and school staff have said they are “deeply disappointed” that the Government has shelved plans to extend free school meals provision to more pupils in England. The Food Strategy White Paper, published on ...

13 Jun 2022 at 15:12

Harder to track poorer pupils’ progress after Universal Credit changes – report

Changes to the way pupils’ level of disadvantage is calculated will make it more difficult to track their educational progress over the next decade, a report suggests. The “transitional arrangements” introduced by ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Carlow Live

Funding of over €700,000 confirmed for free school books in Carlow

Funding of €734,016 has been confirmed for free school books in Carlow. Fianna Fáil TD Jennifer Murnane O'Connor has welcomed Minister for Education Norma Foley’s confirmation of the payment of of that figure to ...

26 Apr 2023 at 20:33

Ministers ‘actively looking’ into funding warning on infant free school meals

Ministers are “actively looking” at the funding for free school meals for the youngest pupils, after being warned of a growing gap between the money and the price tag for the food. Education minister Nick Gibb ...

25 Apr 2023 at 15:58

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