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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

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

Government announces universal free school meals for Reception to Year 2

Today the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced that the Government will fund schools in England to provide every child in reception, year 1 and year 2 with a hot, healthy meal at lunchtime. Universal free school meals for...

17 Sep 2013

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