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Universal infant free school meals implementation support launches

Implementation support service from the Children's Food Trust now available | call: 0800 680 0080 | email: info@childrensfoodtrust.org.uk | FREE regional support roadshows: www.uifsm-roadshows.co.uk/

6 Mar 2014

Funding confirmed for universal infant free school meals

Today marks a crucial milestone in what is set to be a golden year for school food. The government has now finalised the funding that will be available for primary schools to deliver universal free school meals to all...

23 Jan 2014

SPOTLIGHT ON: Head Teacher Training (Action 7)

The School Food Plan comprises sixteen actions designed to transform school food culture across the country. This week’s update looks at Actions 13/14, around Workforce Development. While writing the School Food Plan, Henry and John visited more than 60...

13 Jan 2014

Capital funding allocation for universal infant free school meals announced

The government has now announced how the capital funding to support the delivery of universal free school meals for infants from September 2014 will be allocated. £150 million of capital funding will be delivered through local authorities for maintained...

18 Dec 2013

SPOTLIGHT ON: Workforce Development (Actions 13/14)

The School Food Plan comprises sixteen actions designed to transform school food culture across the country. This week’s update looks at Actions 13/14, around Workforce Development. There are over 60,000 people working in school food – a ‘workforce bigger...

13 Dec 2013

Department for Education opens tenders for School Food Plan funding

The Department for Education is inviting tenders to the value of £17.4 million for services to support school readiness to provide school lunches to all infant pupils in England from September 2014 (£9.6m); to kick start increased take up...

7 Dec 2013

Deputy Prime Minister announces funding information for free school meals plan

The Deputy Prime Minister’s office has now released details of the Free School Meals plan, to be confirmed in the Autumn Statement today. Free school meals will be available for every child in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2...

5 Dec 2013

SPOTLIGHT ON: School Food Standards (Action 2)

The School Food Plan comprises sixteen actions designed to transform school food culture across the country. This week’s update looks at Action 2, around the School Food Standards. School food standards provide an essential nutritional safety net, ensuring children...

15 Nov 2013

SPOTLIGHT ON: Small Schools Taskforce (Action 15)

Small schools face even greater challenges in delivering great school meals than their larger counterparts. With less students to serve, economies of scale are tougher to come by. Many are primaries or located in hard to reach rural areas,...

6 Nov 2013

Department for Education Updates Local Authorities on Universal Free School Meals Policy

Today the following message went out to Local Authorities from the Department for Education: Summary: Free school meals will be introduced for all school children in reception, year 1 and year 2 in state-funded schools, and also to disadvantaged...

25 Oct 2013

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