The Public Sector Catering Expo will include an exhibition of over 100 suppliers as well as a lively speaker programme and informative cooking demonstrations.
The Liberal Democrats would initially support both primary and secondary schoolchildren from families on universal credit before expanding the scheme to every primary pupil.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a £130m emergency scheme to help families with the rising cost of living by ensuring that every primary schoolchild in London will receive free school m
And he admitted that the likely cost of implementing an expansion of UIFSM was a significant factor in the decision.
Speaking at the start of LACA’s Main Event in Birmingham yesterday (July 5th), he said that the DfE announcement that Universal Infant Free School Meal (UIFSM) payments would rise from £2.41 to £2.
The biggest annual school meals event will highlight the reluctance of the Government to address the funding and recruitment issues that LACA believes are putting the service under threat.
The Good School Food Awards were open to nurseries, pre-school, primary and secondary non-paying schools and individuals who
Children in year three and above on Universal Credit in England will not generally be eligible for free school meals if their parents earn more than £7,400 a year in net income, excluding benefit m
The Department for Education yesterday (June 28th) revealed that funding for UIFSM would rise from £2.41 per meal to £2.53.