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Calls for opposition parties to make free school meals Scottish budget 'red line' The Scottish Herald07:22 7-Dec-24
In the last 7 days
Christmas holiday fun lined up for those on free school meals in Warwickshire Coventry Observer19:31 6-Dec-24
Hampshire County Council to close in-house school meals service Alton Herald, Hampshire17:44 6-Dec-24
Farewell from head they see as ‘the early years warrior’ Westminster Extra16:51 6-Dec-24
School opens kitchen to parents and carers in catering course County Times12:06 6-Dec-24
Refurbished Newtown school kitchen acts as classroom for cooking course that connects community Shropshire Star06:03 6-Dec-24
Newcastle council tax, bin collection, and school meals fees to rise under £21m cuts plan Chronicle Live17:13 5-Dec-24
Nottinghamshire County Council sets sights on a new future for school meals and facility management services Nottinghamshire County Council (Press Release)16:38 5-Dec-24
School children looking to sort out their school dinners at Food Summit event East Anglian Daily Times16:15 5-Dec-24
New swim initiative makes a real splash for Cornish families Cornish & Devon Post11:01 5-Dec-24
Herts’ school meals company makes £579,222 after three years in the red Bishop's Stortford Independent21:21 4-Dec-24
Scottish Government to end two-child benefit cap STV15:35 4-Dec-24
SNP Government announces extra funding for free school meals and breakfast clubs in Scottish… Daily Record15:04 4-Dec-24
Warwickshire Holiday Activities & Food Programme offers winter fun for children and young people Warwickshire County Council (Press Release)14:37 4-Dec-24
Scottish Greens call for free school meals and bus fare cap Bright Green10:10 4-Dec-24
Hampshire County Council plans to outsource school meals service Public Sector Catering08:06 4-Dec-24
Indonesia to invite private firms to supply school meal programme The Cattle Site00:02 4-Dec-24
Children eligible for free school meals twice as likely to be absent LocalGov16:43 3-Dec-24
"We are the next generation of leaders": Ipswich pupils tackle food poverty Ipswich.co.uk08:19 3-Dec-24
Free festive fun for Devon children this Christmas Midweek Herald, Devon07:24 3-Dec-24
Welsh Government announces new £8.8m plan to get truanting kids back to school Wales Online03:39 3-Dec-24
Rapid Wrexham free school meal roll-out praised despite cost concerns Evening Leader23:30 2-Dec-24
Vegetarian-only school dinner menu sparks fury from parents who claim 'it puts children's… MailOnline16:06 2-Dec-24
School joins initiative to transform child health through school food Cornish & Devon Post11:33 2-Dec-24
Northern Ireland starts consultation to review eligibility criteria for free school meals Public Sector Catering07:59 2-Dec-24
Scottish Greens call for free school meals and £2 bus fare cap Morning Star13:33 1-Dec-24
Budget: Greens call for free school meals and bus fare cap Scottish Greens (Press Release)08:51 1-Dec-24
In the last month
Plan to outsource school meals could ease cost of living pressure on families Andover Advertiser, Hampshire21:49 30-Nov-24
Festive activities for Medway children on benefits BBC19:01 30-Nov-24
More than a meal - An independent evaluation of universal primary free school meals for children in London Child Poverty Action Group17:18 29-Nov-24
Ottawa pledges $7M to help expand P.E.I.'s school food program Yahoo! UK & Ireland14:39 29-Nov-24
‘My children come home hungry’: How school dinners got even worse i News12:44 29-Nov-24
Urgent calls for Government to increase school meal funding to keep up with real costs Public Sector Catering10:53 29-Nov-24
Lambeth announces £2.7 million cost of living crisis support for thousands of families Lambeth Council (Press Release)10:44 29-Nov-24
Devon County Council offers festive fun for low-income families Kingsbridge Today, Devon07:03 29-Nov-24
Expensive UK city plan to 'consign poverty to Dickens' novels and history' Somerset Live06:08 29-Nov-24
Tucking in to a school dinners - does this photo bring back memories? Lancashire Telegraph05:21 29-Nov-24
Correspondence relating to free school meals discussions: FOI release The Scottish Government10:48 28-Nov-24
Sharon Hodgson MP: Primary free school meals scheme proves we must expand the policy across the … Sunderland Echo08:47 28-Nov-24
Answers needed to question of Labour's school meals pledge in York York Press07:56 28-Nov-24
The Oaks Primary School maintains outstanding standards in latest Ofsted inspection Ipswich.co.uk10:27 27-Nov-24
Labour councillors secure free school meals for low-income families Bath Echo08:49 27-Nov-24
Eligible children to 'automatically' get free school dinners Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Journal13:07 26-Nov-24
Alba set out terms for supporting Scottish Budget The National, Scotland10:23 26-Nov-24
Windsor school food providers hope to expand service after Ontario strikes deal with feds Yahoo! UK & Ireland16:31 25-Nov-24
Eligibility For Free School Meals And Uniform Grants To Be Reviewed 4ni.co.uk15:50 25-Nov-24
Eligibility for free school meals and uniform grants reviewed as public consultation is launched News Letter17:11 22-Nov-24
Eligibility for free school meals and uniform grants reviewed Belfast Telegraph16:52 22-Nov-24
All NI children could get free school meals BBC15:57 22-Nov-24
School Meals And Uniforms Consultation Is Launched Down News15:12 22-Nov-24
Free school meals scheme deemed a success EC1 Echo11:16 22-Nov-24
"Shameful" coronation cost 27 million school meals: Republic Republic21:06 21-Nov-24
Sadiq Khan softens call for nationwide free school meals Harrow Online08:37 21-Nov-24
Can machine learning using cross-government administrative and census data help us understand… The Education Policy Institute07:03 21-Nov-24
RCPCH responds to Impact on Urban Health’s ‘More than a meal’ report Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (Press Release)22:18 20-Nov-24
Council looking at school menu offerings amid spiralling costs Dunfermline Press18:32 20-Nov-24
Supporting Medway’s Children over the Christmas break Medway Council (Press Release)15:29 20-Nov-24
Food inflation is driving council school meal budgets 'through the roof' STV12:41 20-Nov-24
Free school meals ‘significantly benefits’ children, families and schools, independent report finds London News Online12:36 20-Nov-24
Remember chocolate crunch? School dinner staff wanted by Food Museum East Anglian Daily Times10:15 20-Nov-24
Free activities to help struggling families during the school holiday West Suffolk Council (Press Release)08:32 20-Nov-24
Midlands study finds secondary schools failing to meet Government food standards Public Sector Catering07:40 20-Nov-24
NEWS: Ban Sugary Snacks In School Lunches Education Executive06:07 20-Nov-24
Primary school parents furious over menu changes that are not 'child friendly' Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:06 19-Nov-24
Sadiq Khan dials down call for national free school meals Evening Standard17:59 19-Nov-24
LSHTM expert tells Ukraine school meals programmes can help countries rebuild The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine16:46 19-Nov-24
Roll out universal free school meal programme nationally, urges thinktank Children & Young People Now15:02 19-Nov-24
Free school meals as long as I am mayor, says Khan BBC14:51 19-Nov-24
"Pressing issues" in school meals incites LACA government letter Education Business12:16 19-Nov-24
Free school meals in London leads to significant boost in health a wellbeing of families –… The London Economic11:49 19-Nov-24
‘Significant benefits’ of universal free school meals, report finds Enfield Dispatch11:33 19-Nov-24
London's universal primary school meals delivering 'more than a meal' Sustain (Press Release)10:35 19-Nov-24
Calls made in Bath to auto-enrol kids for free school meals Somerset Live09:52 19-Nov-24
Free school meals supporting 'calmer behaviour' among London children Evening Standard07:49 19-Nov-24
Sadiq Khan’s free school meals policy having positive effects, says report OnLondon07:34 19-Nov-24
HCL celebrates National School Meals Week at Belmont School Public Sector Catering06:35 19-Nov-24
Free school meals in all London primary schools 'boosting health of families' The Mirror00:10 19-Nov-24
‘The pig’s trotters were shaved with a Bic razor’ Mail+16:24 18-Nov-24
LACA urges backing for letter to Government on ‘pressing issues’ in school meals Public Sector Catering09:55 18-Nov-24
Will free school meals be funded beyond 2024-25? London City Hall (Press Release)09:40 18-Nov-24
Tearful elderly residents plead with council not to close their meals service Chester First09:34 18-Nov-24
Free school meals auto-enrolment 'way forward' BBC14:51 16-Nov-24
The dinner ladies you remember from school days in Wirral Wirral Globe00:30 16-Nov-24
The dinner ladies you remember from school days in Mid Cheshire Northwich Guardian00:26 16-Nov-24
The dinner ladies you remember from school days in St Helens St Helens Star, Cheshire00:11 16-Nov-24
The dinner ladies you remember from school days in Warrington Yahoo! UK & Ireland17:15 15-Nov-24
Newham celebrates National School Meals Week Newham Council (Press Release)14:53 15-Nov-24
Belmont School celebrates National School Meals Week with superhero theme Harrow Online13:48 15-Nov-24
Let’s root for root vegetables Varsity12:02 15-Nov-24
ParentPay Group unveils Regional School Meal Report surveys from all four UK nations Public Sector Catering07:33 15-Nov-24
Christmas holiday fun Ealing Council (Press Release)14:23 14-Nov-24
Hachette UK's school reading programme boosts children's reading skills and confidence The Bookseller10:49 14-Nov-24
Morgan celebrates 100 days as first minister Government Business10:18 14-Nov-24
Your memories of school dinners in Wirral in the 1980s and 1990s Wirral Globe23:42 13-Nov-24
Your memories of school dinners in Warrington in the 1980s and 1990s Warrington Guardian23:40 13-Nov-24
Your memories of school dinners in St Helens in the 1980s and 1990s St Helens Star, Cheshire23:22 13-Nov-24
Your memories of school dinners in Mid Cheshire in the 1980s and 1990s Yahoo! UK & Ireland18:14 13-Nov-24
The full list of benefits that get your children free meals in secondary school Wales Online09:08 13-Nov-24
More generous free school meal vouchers for families this Easter Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)08:27 13-Nov-24
Registration now open for free swimming and gym memberships for residents receiving Universal Credit and free school… Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)08:27 13-Nov-24
Council launches plan to reduce child hunger Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)08:27 13-Nov-24
Council continues help with school uniform costs for hard-pressed families Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)08:27 13-Nov-24
Deputy Mayor of London discusses Cost of Living support with Battersea families Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)08:27 13-Nov-24
Serving up free school meals in Wandsworth Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)08:27 13-Nov-24
Child Poverty Action Group releases report on school meal debt Public Sector Catering07:27 13-Nov-24
Youth club closures led to increased offending and worse GCSE results – IFS Belfast Telegraph06:45 13-Nov-24
Parent’s school dinner debt surging by 50% is the thin end of another wedge The Canary18:34 12-Nov-24
Tackling the persistent disadvantage gap-A new approach to deprivation funding The Education Policy Institute00:08 12-Nov-24
Council cuts sugar and salt content in ketchup served at school canteens Waltham Forest Echo16:41 11-Nov-24
Wirral children get ready to celebrate National School Meals week Wirral Globe14:47 11-Nov-24
Warrington children get ready to celebrate National School Meals week Warrington Guardian14:43 11-Nov-24
Mid Cheshire children get ready to celebrate National School Meals week Northwich Guardian14:41 11-Nov-24
St Helens children get ready to celebrate National School Meals week St Helens Star, Cheshire14:24 11-Nov-24
The cost of school meal debt Child Poverty Action Group12:36 11-Nov-24
Celebrating National School Meals Week 2024 Cardiff City Council (Press Release)11:26 11-Nov-24

      
            
      
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