The DfE is aiming to ‘help make sure thousands of children have a healthy start to the day’. An estimated £24 million will be made available to continue supporting breakfast clubs over the next two years.
Reacting to the news of the new tender, Alysa Remtulla, head of policy and campaigns at Magic Breakfast, said: "Magic Breakfast welcomes any new funding for school breakfast provision as we continue on our mission to ensure that no child in the UK is too hungry to learn. The funding announced by the DfE today, however, falls short of the proposed School Breakfast Bill, which Magic Breakfast is campaigning for.
“The DfE are proposing to support approximately 2,500 schools with short-term funding, however, we believe there are approximately 8,700 schools in disadvantaged areas of England with children at risk of hunger who would benefit from permanent and secure breakfast funding, as set out in the School Breakfast Bill.
“Our priority continues to be ensuring that a government funded school breakfast programme includes expert support for schools to ensure that every child at risk of hunger in those schools receives a healthy breakfast, delivered without barrier or stigma.”