Sentences with phrase «of children receiving free school meals»

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.

Secondary schools bands are based on GCSE exam performance, but also take into account other factors such as attendance and the number of children receiving free school meals.

The new pricing structure means state - funded schools benefit from a 15 % discount and those with a higher than average number of children receiving free school meals will be eligible for 60 % off the standard rate.

An important point is also raised about the impact of the recession on the proportion of children receiving free school meals.

The school has a high number of newly arrived families and EAL pupils, and a high number of children receiving free school meals.

Not exact matches

More than 350 low - income children in the community receive free lunches at the park during the summer to ensure they have healthy meals while school is out of session.

[18] Schools are required to avoid any overt identification of children receiving free or reduced price meals (see 42 U.S.C. § 1758 (b)(10)-RRB-, but when school meals are eaten predominantly by low - income children, those who eat meals may be stigmatized.

About 70 percent of all school children in the District qualify for free or reduced - price meals and receive the majority of their daily nutrition at school.

In our city, where three - fourths of public school students qualify for free and reduced - priced lunches, we have a special responsibility to make sure that each and every child receives the nutritious, delicious meals that will propel them to academic success.

During the school year that ended Friday, about 84 percent of Chicago public school students received free or reduced - price breakfasts and lunches, meaning that with summer's arrival, nearly 342,000 children are no longer receiving the meals each day in their school cafeterias.

The Democrat - led House voted Thursday to send President Obama a bill that would enable more poor children to receive free meals at school, raise the nutritional quality of cafeteria fare and reduce the junk food and sugary beverages sold in school vending machines.

While the federal government mandates schools that receive federal money serve a free lunch to children whose families meet a certain income, the funds don't cover the entire cost of the meal.

Nationally, on an average day during the 2015 — 2016 school year, 12.1 million students eligible to receive free and reduced - price school meals participated in school breakfast, an increase of 3.7 percent, or nearly 433,000 children from the previous school year.

That's roughly one - fourth the number of children who qualify at schools for free or reduced price lunches — widely regarded as the only nutritious meal many needy kids receive during the school year.

Only 10 % of children who receive free or reduced school lunches access summer meal programs.

FRAC measures how well the Summer Nutrition Programs are reaching children in need by comparing the number of low - income children receiving summer meals to those receiving free and reduced - price school meals during the normal school year.

The CEP was one of the less publicized gains of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA), allowing schools to provide universal meals to an entire school based on «direct certification» data, such as how many children live in households receiving food stamps (SNAP benefits), without also requiring annual paper applications submitted by parents.

With just seven per cent of gifted and talent pupils receiving free school meals, the Liberal Democrats point out children from low income families are half as likely to be identified as gifted.

By 16, children receiving free school meals achieve 1.7 grades lower at GCSE than their wealthier peers.6 Leaving school with fewer qualifications translates into lower earnings over the course of a working life.

The programme has targeted areas according to measures of relative disadvantage including the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD), free school meals and the proportion of children under four in households receiving income related benefits.

The report was commissioned by the UK Government and produced by a group chaired by former Labour Minister Alan Milburn said that is was «especially concerned» that a smaller proportion of Welsh children who receive free school meals achieve five good GCSEs (26 %) compared to children from similar backgrounds in England (38 %).

As a result of Nick Clegg's announcement today of free school meals for every child in infant schools in England, Wales is set to receive around # 30m under the Barnett Formula.

Gove is understood to have settled the method of paying the premium: in the short term, it will use the existing system of allocating extra money to children receiving free school meals.

Jackie Brock, chief executive of Children in Scotland, told Third Force News: «For some families, particularly those who receive free school meals, the school holidays can be a struggle.

In the pilot studies carried out under the last Labour government, which saw all primary school children given free school meals in the London Borough of Newham and in Durham, those children who took part were found to be two months ahead of their peers academically, compared to those who had not received the meals.

These include a relatively standard set of student and family demographics: an indicator for whether anyone in the family received free or reduced - price meals at school in the past year, the family's income as a percentage of the federal poverty line, whether the child was born in the United States, whether the child lives with a single mother, and the highest level of education either parent has attained.

The government proposals will mean that just 700,000 of the 1,700,000 school children in poverty who could be helped, will receive free school meals.

School meals, have other wide ranging benefits, including the provision of a hot meal, which some children may not have received otherwise, specifically in the case of those who receive free school meals as a beSchool meals, have other wide ranging benefits, including the provision of a hot meal, which some children may not have received otherwise, specifically in the case of those who receive free school meals as a beschool meals as a benefit.

A new consultation will review eligibility for children currently receiving additional support from the government during their education, such as free school meals and additional school funding, in light of the national rollout of Universal Credit.

Children of families receiving income support, employment support allowance (income - related) or income - based jobseeker's allowance are entitled to receive free school meals.

Based on the incidence of pupils receiving free school meals (FSM), the primary schools with most children on FSM will lose # 530 per pupil on average compared to # 351 for the primary schools with fewest pupils on FSM.

Richard Watts (pictured below), leader of Islington council, which introduced free school meals for all primary school pupils in 2010, has warned that taking a snapshot of take - up numbers so early in the school year risks presenting an inaccurate picture of how many children will receive meals over the course of the year.

There is a simple solution to ensuring that every child receives a hot, filling, nutritious meal every school day: provide taxpayer - funded free lunches for all of them.

Mr Gibb said: «It is a real concern that almost a third of all Key Stage 1 children receiving free school meals are failing to achieve the standard in reading and writing.

A School Food Plan survey, carried out by Opinium Research in July 2015, explored the views of just over 500 parents of children receiving a free infant schoolSchool Food Plan survey, carried out by Opinium Research in July 2015, explored the views of just over 500 parents of children receiving a free infant schoolschool meal.

Green Dot will notify households of their eligibility, but those who do not want their child (ren) to receive free meals must contact the school.

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), with the help of pro bono partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, brought these cases to court, challenging the New York City Department of Education's (DOE) failure to provide free breakfast and lunch to children with disabilities who would ordinarily be entitled to receive meals inChildren of New York (AFC), with the help of pro bono partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, brought these cases to court, challenging the New York City Department of Education's (DOE) failure to provide free breakfast and lunch to children with disabilities who would ordinarily be entitled to receive meals inchildren with disabilities who would ordinarily be entitled to receive meals in school.

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), with the help of pro bono partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, brought these cases to court, challenging the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) failure to provide free breakfast and lunch to children with disabilities who would ordinarily be entitled to receive meals in school, but who had to attend special education private schools because the DOE did not offer them an appropriate public school edChildren of New York (AFC), with the help of pro bono partner Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, brought these cases to court, challenging the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) failure to provide free breakfast and lunch to children with disabilities who would ordinarily be entitled to receive meals in school, but who had to attend special education private schools because the DOE did not offer them an appropriate public school edchildren with disabilities who would ordinarily be entitled to receive meals in school, but who had to attend special education private schools because the DOE did not offer them an appropriate public school education.

The Department for Education website says older children could be eligible for free school meals if their parents receive any of a range of benefits that includes:

Now graduates who do most of their training in a school with many children on free school meals will receive up to 25 % extra in bursary payments, up to # 5,000.

LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN ARE NOT ENTITLED TO FREE SCHOOL MEALS (due to foster carers receiving an allowance to cover the cost of all meals, however if the foster carer's allowance does not cover all meals and they are in receipt of any of the previously mentioned benefits then the local authority has discretion over the deciMEALS (due to foster carers receiving an allowance to cover the cost of all meals, however if the foster carer's allowance does not cover all meals and they are in receipt of any of the previously mentioned benefits then the local authority has discretion over the decimeals, however if the foster carer's allowance does not cover all meals and they are in receipt of any of the previously mentioned benefits then the local authority has discretion over the decimeals and they are in receipt of any of the previously mentioned benefits then the local authority has discretion over the decision)

A school's percentage of students receiving Free School Meals (FSM) can be used as an indicator of SES, since consistent economic criteria are used nationwide to determine a child's entitlement to FSMschool's percentage of students receiving Free School Meals (FSM) can be used as an indicator of SES, since consistent economic criteria are used nationwide to determine a child's entitlement to FSMSchool Meals (FSM) can be used as an indicator of SES, since consistent economic criteria are used nationwide to determine a child's entitlement to FSM [20].