School meals

School offers free breakfast over hunger concerns

A school in Sparkbrook is giving about 200 pupils fruit, a croissant and a drink each morning.

The cost of a school dinner for primary and special school pupils will go up by 50p from £2.60 to £3.10.

The charity provides activities and meals for young people in need over the festive period.

The city council says the vouchers can be used at lots of supermarkets.

Changes to school menus are being considered after a decline in uptake across the Isle of Man.

A scheme to provide free lunches to all state primary school pupils in London reaches a milestone.

Tens of thousands of children in the region are set to be eligible for the scheme, the government says.

Figures show a decline in school meal uptake since changes were introduced for the 2025-26 year.

A survey suggested more than 70% of school dinner staff felt too much food was being binned.

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