Yet some within the academic community and government recognise the limitations in using free school meal eligibility as a predictor for pupil achievement. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
When combined with the other pupil characteristics, models with measures of free school meal eligibility worked best, in practical terms, for explaining variation in pupil achievement. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
Changes to free school meals eligibility enacted by the government have been at the centre of a bitter row between the government and opposition since they were announced last year. (schoolsweek.co.uk)