7th July 2014

Dear Parents/Carers,

Free school meals for children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 from September 2014!

From the beginning of next term, all pupils in the above year groups (or infant classes) will be able to receive a school meal at no cost to their parent/carer. This is known as Universal Free School Meals and is a government initiative from September 2014.

Although children in the infants (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) do not pay for school meals it is important that you still register for free school meals if you are eligible. This is because schools are able to claim a Pupil Premium of up to £1300 per child on free school meals to make sure each school’s budget matches it’s community’s needs. 

FREE SCHOOL MEALS (FSM) AND PUPIL PREMIUM (PP)

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is additional funding given to schools to help raise the attainment of pupils. It is paid to schools according to the number of pupils who have been registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last 6 years and been in care for 6 months or longer. In the financial year 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015, pupil premium funding will be:

£1,300 for each eligible primary aged pupil

The funding can be used for a range of interventions including: music fees, teaching assistant staff, after school programmes, equipment.

Pupil Premium funding or Free School Meals are for all families with a joint family income of less than £16,190 a year. Make sure you apply today or ask in the school office for help or information.

Finally, a message from Sharon our cook - if you need to order Infant (Class 3 & 4) school meal tickets for the remainder of this term, please do not order more that you will need to cover the meals until the 23rd July 2014.

Yours sincerely,

V. A. Morris