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IMPORTANT: Free School Meals and Universal Free School Meals

Dear Parents and Carers,

Previous letters and newsletters have asked you to consider whether you may be eligible to receive free school meals and if so to apply, in order that the school may access additional funds to support your child. It is important to note that there are two types of Free School Meal on offer from September 2014.

1. Universal Infant Free School Meal (UIFSM)

This is a free school meal for all pupils in Reception, Y1 and Y2 regardless of income or receipt of benefits. There is no need to fill in any paperwork or claim forms to receive this. All children in these year groups will automatically get free meals.

2. Free School Meals

This is the free meal that parents can claim for their child when they are in receipt of certain benefits and have a joint family income under £16190. This type of income-related Free School Meal is available to parents of ALL school children, whatever the age of their child.

Some parents who would previously have claimed this kind of free school meal will now get free meals under the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme, as their children are in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THESE PARENTS IN PARTICULAR EITHER CONTINUE TO CLAIM OR COMPLETE A NEW CLAIM even though they may get a free meal anyway as part of the UIFSM programme. If you have never claimed Free School Meals before but believe you would be entitled to do so, we would encourage you to take the time to complete a claim form. Mrs Gauld will be available on Tuesday mornings this half term between 9.00 and 9.30 am to provide internet access and support for parents wishing to register.

Every child that registers for Free School Meals could generate an extra £1,300 to fund valuable support such as intervention projects, additional teaching or extracurricular activities. All money that comes into school this way (which is referred to as Pupil Premium Funding) goes straight to support for those children that need it – but school will not receive this money unless parents claim it.

Please note: If your child is entitled to either type of free meal, you do still need to let the office know if your child swaps from school meals to packed lunches from home, or vice versa. You are free to change the type of meal your child has at any time, but you must let the office know – preferably in writing – with at least a week’s notice.

Unless we have accurate information about which children are having school dinners each day the kitchen cannot make the correct amount of meals and this can lead to either wastage or insufficient food. Please make sure the information we have about your child’s dinner arrangements is up to date.

Yours sincerely

Mrs E Newson

Acting Headteacher

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Last updated - 16/12/2020
  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Visiting Banks Lane Infants
  • Our School
    • Our Vision and values
    • Tales from the Burrows
    • British Values
    • Curriculum >
      • The National Curriculum at KS1
      • PSHE
      • Curriculum Booklets
      • Report Guidance
    • Admission & Attendance
    • Induction - Reception
    • Nursery >
      • Outdoor Classroom
      • New Nursery Building
      • 30 hours funded childcare
    • Welfare and Safeguarding
    • Home-school Communication
    • Medical Needs
    • Equal Opportunities
    • Behaviour
    • Staff List
    • Pupil Premium >
      • Pupil Premium and Universal Free School Meals
      • Pupil Premium and Free School Meals
    • Catch up Funding
    • PE and Sport Provision
    • Learning Mentor
    • Operation Encompass
    • Policies
    • Awards & Quality Marks
  • School Life
    • Returning to School
    • School Uniform >
      • Shop Online
      • Uniform Price List
    • School Meals >
      • School meals - menu
      • Allergens
      • Food Standards
      • Free School Meals & Universal Infant Free School Meals
    • School Clubs
    • Breakfast Club
    • Nursery & Infant Loan Library
  • SEN Information Report
    • The Local Offer
  • Parents
    • Prospectus 2020
    • Remote Learning
    • Remote Learning Tips for Families
    • Seesaw Help
    • Childcare Vouchers
    • Online Forms
    • Safety in the Sun
    • KS1 Test information
    • Parental Survey 2015/16
    • Parental Survey 2016/17
    • Parental Survey 2017/18
    • e-safety
  • Governors
  • Wellbeing
  • Statutory Information
  • Seesaw app login
  • Tales from the Burrows