Sentences with phrase «free school meals»

The study found that attainment had been improving for pupils who were eligible for free school meals for less than 60 per cent of their time in schools.

Additionally, pupils on free school meals made up just 19 per cent of GCSE entrants, even though they make up 27 per cent of the population nationally.

Along with other MPs I also led the campaign for universal free school meals in our primary schools.

But the introduction of the universal infant free school meal policy last year has had a knock - on for pupil premium.

The government said its provision of free school meals for infant pupils had helped boost their learning.

This has certainly focused attention in schools on any difference in attainment of pupils receiving free school meals compared with other pupils.

But the government managed to match 82 per cent of students to their eligibility for free school meals in year 11.

Introduce free school meals for all primary school children.

The party hopes that providing free school meals will encourage children to eat more vegetables and even improve their academic achievements.

Around 28 per cent of the city's pupils claimed free school meals, according to the latest government data.

In a report, it urged the government to use some of the money from the new sugar tax to extend free school meals for poor children into the holidays.

An extra 50,000 pupils will receive free school meals under proposals for a new earnings threshold put out for consultation by the government today.

In contrast, 63 per cent of those not on free school meals achieve the same results.

The reading ability of pupils eligible for free school meals at age 7 in 2015 was 6 percentage points closer to the level of their peers than 5 years ago.

As community schools build out their comprehensive support for students, it doesn't hurt to go back to the basics: Is everyone who's eligible getting free school meals?

Supporting families who find it difficult to manage without free school meals by running breakfast and holiday meal clubs.

The programme was found to have a differential effect for pupils eligible for free school meals compared to their peers.

And it has promised to look at extending free school meal entitlement, to ensure that the children of the so - called «working poor» do not go hungry at lunch.

... or if it's right that we continue to pay the vast majority of welfare benefits in cash, rather than in benefits in kind, like free school meals.

What's more, free school meals save families much - needed money and strengthen work incentives, helping parents get better off through work.

Just 60 % of white British boys on free school meals reached that level, while 68 % of black British boys did so.

They also compared the rate of pupils on free school meals within schools with that of the areas from which those pupils came.

There are two key limitations to using free school meal status.

Additionally, the percentage of pupils on free school meals going to university dropped for the first time in a decade.

Yet some within the academic community and government recognise the limitations in using free school meal eligibility as a predictor for pupil achievement.

Just extending who was entitled to free school meals didn't significantly increase take up but making it universal did.

It found that just 24 per cent of children eligible for free school meals attend higher education compared to 42 per cent of children from more privileged backgrounds.

Using free school meal data as a way of measuring poverty among pupils is unreliable, researchers say.

Two - thirds of pupils (67 %) on free school meals gained a Level 4 in reading, writing and maths this year - up four percentage points on 2013.

Some parents have even opted out of universal or free school meals due to the lack of gluten - free options.

Certainly, proposals around free school meal charging, provisions for pupils with special educational needs, school based counselling and the reduction of bureaucracy, are all positive steps forward.

According to media reports, he will be meeting free school meals campaigners before the debate and then will be making the announcement in the chamber.

Another benefit of such systems is that it can remove the stigma surrounding free school meals as it would be impossible to point out which children were entitled.

Once entitlement has been assessed children can continue to receive free school meals until the family stops receiving a qualifying benefit.

Last year, take - up of free school meals fell to the lowest level on record.

Even some children whose family incomes are low enough to qualify for free school meals never actually get them.

These represent the lowest proportion of pupils receiving free school meals since 2001, when data first started being collected.

It follows the Conservative's plan to replace free school meals with free breakfasts for all primary school pupils.

We expect all schools with infant pupils to promote the take - up of universal infant free school meals so that as many as possible can benefit.

The proposal could result in academies putting those who receive free school meals ahead of those who live nearby.

He said it was «a real concern» that almost a third of children receiving free school meals failed to meet the standard expected in literacy.

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.