Free School Meals

  • No such thing as a free lunch

    NICK HUGHES assesses the five things we have learned about the hotly debated free school meals policy. It’s just over a year since the coalition government rolled out its universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) programme whereby all government-funded schools must offer… Read More

  • My Viewpoint: Every pupil in the country should get good, healthy food

    My Viewpoint: Every pupil in the country should get good, healthy food

    NOW THAT David Cameron has admitted the value of free school meals it’s time to push for every pupil in the country to get good, healthy food, says Rich Watts. We’ve come a long way since Turkey Twizzlers but the battle… Read More

  • Cameron is “proud” of school meals policy

    THE PRIME Minister has told Sky News that he is “very proud” of the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) policy. “It was an excellent reform carried out in the last parliament,” he said in an interview. David Cameron also… Read More

  • Free school meals: one year on

    THERE WAS better news for free school meals this week, with new research suggesting 95% of parents who have taken up the offer for their kids recognising the benefits.                   Most parents… Read More