Free School Meals: Primary Education
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the nutritional value of breakfast meals provided by primary schools.
Answered by Stephen Morgan
The department is committed to delivering on our pledge to provide free breakfast clubs in every state-funded school with primary-aged children, starting with more than 750 early adopter schools from April 2025.
The School Food Standards statutory guidance, which regulate the food and drink provided at school, already apply to breakfasts. Compliance with the Standards is mandatory for maintained schools, academies and free schools.
Alongside the existing School Food Standards, in January, the department published guidance for the early adopter schools which provides additional helpful guidance on which foods should be served at breakfast clubs.
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