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But a lesser - noticed story published that same day on the Times School Book blog reported that New York City is being forced to cut its Universal Meals Program, which had previously insured that all children at some predominantly low - income schools received free lunches, without demonstrating economic need — and therefore without risking social stigma by taking the schoolSchool Book blog reported that New York City is being forced to cut its Universal Meals Program, which had previously insured that all children at some predominantly low - income schools received free lunches, without demonstrating economic need — and therefore without risking social stigma by taking the schoolschool meal.

Teaming up with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, the Rock on Café program runs a «Week of Caring» to collect food donations to support the Food Bank's BackPack Program, which provides healthy, kid - friendly, and easy - to - prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when they do not have access to free or reduced price school meal programs.

The Liberal Democrats will also seek to put pressure on Mrs May, claiming that her plan to axe free school meals for infants in England will put children's health at risk.

The interviews given by leading Lib Dem MPs over the weekend suggest that their narrative at the next election will go something like this: «We have protected the poorest and most deserving by raising the personal tax allowance, providing the biggest ever increase in the state pension, and giving schools a «pupil premium» - more money for every child on free school meals.

This was at a press conference about providing more free meals to school children during the summer months, on the day after a Wall Street Journal - Marist poll was released which put him about five points ahead of Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Children on free school meals achieve almost half a GCSE grade less in Attainment 8 core subjects than more affluent pupils, according to the report, and 88 per cent of this gap is believed to be due to differences between pupils at the same school.

He also referenced the fact that the attainment gap at GCSE level in Hackney between children on free school meals and those who are not is 14.6 per cent, compared to a 34 per cent gap in Kent, which operates a selective system.

New research by the Social Mobility Commission has uncovered a progression gap between choices made by children on free school meals and their more affluent peers which can not be explained by their results at school or where they live.

School staff and catering teams should work closely with parents of children on a gluten ‑ free diet to make sure their children are included at meal times and the food they are served is safe and free of cross contamination.

On accessing gluten ‑ free food at school, around half of parents told Coeliac UK that they find it difficult to find a suitable meal for their child.

The Pupil Development Grant (PDG) helps schools tackle the effects of poverty and disadvantage on attainment and is targeted at learners who are eligible for Free School Meals or are Looked After Children.

She said: «We need to look at, for example, should children on free school meals be able to enter grammar schools if they have lower than the average [test score] that is required in Kent?

«We'll be looking very carefully at what's happening in those local authorities with the same sort of population, with similar levels of deprivation, similar numbers of children on free school meals, where one particular local authority does extremely well and another one doesn't.

Peter was Deputy Headteacher at Greenford High School in Southall, West London where as Head of Teaching and Learning he helped secure a 19 % rise in GCSE results and an outstanding Ofsted report in a school where the majority of children have English as a Second Language and nearly 30 % are on Free School School in Southall, West London where as Head of Teaching and Learning he helped secure a 19 % rise in GCSE results and an outstanding Ofsted report in a school where the majority of children have English as a Second Language and nearly 30 % are on Free School school where the majority of children have English as a Second Language and nearly 30 % are on Free School School Meals.

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At the moment free school meals are available to all children whose parents are on benefits or earn less than # 16,190 a year.

Children in grammars on free school meals are twice as likely to get five good GCSE grades, and so twice as likely to secure a place at and to attend one of the top Russell Group universities, as their wealthier peers who attend comprehensives.

A government spokeswoman did not comment directly on the reasons why some parents failed to register their children for free school meals but said: «The Department for Education already has a tool to enable parents to check for eligibility for free school meals, so we don't believe it's necessary for this amendment to be added to the bill at this stage.»

«That's why the proportion of disadvantaged children at grammar schools is extremely low, just 2.6 per cent of kids on free school meals,» Powell said.