The Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a package of measures to deliver on the agenda of the new government around the Labour Party conference to aid child poverty and assist working parents.
750 schools with primary aged pupils will be funded for a breakfast club pilot to run from April 2025.
School Breakfast Club Pilot
The Chancellor announced that up to 750 schools with primary aged pupils will be invited to take part in a £7 million breakfast club pilot. The funding will allow these schools to run free breakfast clubs for their pupils in the summer term (April-July 2025).
The Department for Education will work with the schools selected as part of the pilot to understand how breakfast clubs can be delivered to meet the needs of schools, parents and pupils when the programme is rolled out nationally.
This will help reduce the number of students at schools with primary aged pupils starting the school day hungry and ensure children come to school ready to learn. It will also support the government’s aim to tackle child poverty by addressing rising food insecurity among children.
PAYadvice.UK 24/9/2024