5 d. ago John Swinney told extra Budget cash should be spent on offering free school meals to more Scots pupils

EXCLUSIVE: Ross Greer said the benefits of providing free school meals to more pupils were "unquestionable."

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7 d. ago London free school meals scheme achieves 100 million lunches

London free school meals scheme achieves 100 million lunches  BBC

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8 d. ago Starmer dishes up as more free school meals set to be rolled out

The Prime Minister served meals to children at Welland Academy in Peterborough.

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2 w. ago New scheme encouraging North Lanarkshire families to consider school meals benefits

Throughout November, pupils have been taking home packed lunches as part of a drive to increase uptake of free school meals.

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3 w. ago Maggots in the meals, glass in the rice: Indonesia’s free school meals tainted by food poisoning

Thousands of cases of food poisoning have been linked to programme launched with fanfare by the president, Prabowo SubiantoRini Irawati feared the worst when she found her teenage daughter Nabila pale and barely breathing in an emergency centre in Indonesia’s West Java. “My heart was shattered,” Rini said.After consuming one of the government’s free school meals this October, 16-year-old Nabila and 500 other students at schools in her area became violently ill. “I’ve seen nothing like it, even during Covid-19,” said Aep Kunaepi, who works at the shelter Nabila was taken to before she was admitted to hospital for three days. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Thousands more children will get free school meals thanks to rule change

Families previously had to apply for free school meals - but now, the extra help will be awarded to eligible children automatically in certain areas

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3 w. ago ‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals

A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainabilityStudents at Mariebergsskolan, a secondary school in Karlstad, Sweden, make their way to the canteen to grab a juice shot. This morning’s options include ginger and lemon, apple, golden milk, lemon and mint, or strawberry and orange. There’s also the choice of overnight oats with caramelised milk.It’s just after 9am and the space is usually empty, but thanks to a project launched in 2018 by Vinnova, Sweden’s national innovation agency, students are starting their day with a boost from the energy bar. All the ingredients are donated by local supermarkets which are giving away surplus fruit and vegetables to minimise food waste. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Thousands of more kids to get free school meals under huge rule change

THOUSANDS of more kids will get free school meals thanks to a huge rule change. Devon County Council and Torbay Council now automatically give the meals to eligible families without the need to apply. It means that about 1,300 pupils who were entitled to free school meals but not receiving them previously - are now...

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