Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic...
Read MoreCampaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity ratesThe government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such...
Read MoreConservative party urged to ‘draw a line’ under the Liz Truss era and never again endorse her as candidateStride stresses the need for politicians to consider policy carefully, saying this is harder in the era of...
Read MoreConservative party urged to ‘draw a line’ under the Liz Truss era and never again endorse her as candidateStride stresses the need for politicians to consider policy carefully, saying this is harder in the era of...
Read MoreShadow chancellor says Badenoch ‘is the person to lead us’ and compares her to Thatcher, who ‘in the end, got it together’Stride stresses the need for politicians to consider policy carefully, saying this...
Read MoreWith data showing one in four pupils already get free lunches, institute says short-term benefits over-estimated The expansion of free school meals will initially benefit far fewer children in England than claimed, according to...
Read MoreDepartment for Education criticised over funding rise from £2.58 to £2.61 per child per meal in September Primary schools in England will be forced to subsidise free school meals for infants from their own budgets...
Read MoreExclusive: Charities say ending household support fund in England will increase hardship for struggling familiesMore than half a million children will go hungry during school holiday periods from the October half-term if the...
Read MoreResearchers also find lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in schools and say portion sizes sometimes not enoughFree school meal allowances are not enough for students from lower-income backgrounds to buy healthy school lunches,...
Read MoreShrinking portions, ‘very beige’ servings and rising costs leave schools and families bewilderedParents and teachers have shared their own frustrations with substandard school meals after a headteacher in Southampton...
Read MoreLetter apologises to parents over ‘completely unacceptable’ standard of food in Southampton secondary’s canteenA headteacher in Southampton has vented his anger to parents over the poor quality of food served...
Read MoreHeadteachers say it is ‘unsustainable’ to expect schools to keep stepping in to support desperate familiesOne in four teachers in England brought in food for hungry pupils out of concern for their welfare, a survey...
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