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www.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago
London

Khan vows to set up baby banks' in every London borough if re-elected mayor

Sadiq Khan's manifesto proposes baby banks in all London boroughs for essential items for families.
Khan pledges to make free school meals permanent, contrasting with the Conservative candidate's plan to scrap it. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
4 weeks ago
London politics

London mayoral race: Tory candidate Susan Hall forced to defend criticism of free school meals at TV hustings

Sadiq Khan denies plans for pay-per-mile road pricing. [ more ]
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 months ago
Education

Mayor to continue funding groundbreaking universal free school meals policy next academic year

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, plans to continue funding free school meals for London's state primary schoolchildren next academic year.
The proposal to spend £140m in the 2024/25 budget will extend the current programme that provides meals to up to 287,000 children each day. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
4 months ago
Education

Free school meals for all primary school children in London to continue if Sadiq Khan wins third mayoral term

Sadiq Khan plans to continue providing free school meals to all London primary school children if he is re-elected as mayor.
The initiative has been praised for making a positive impact on children and families, and Khan cites his own experience with free school meals as a reason for its importance. [ more ]
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www.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
Education

Children unable to get free school meals are so hungry they are eating rubbers'

Children in England are going hungry and pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes due to ineligibility for free school meals, prompting concerns and calls for broader eligibility criteria. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Education

Free school meals cut obesity and help reading skills' in England, study finds

A new study found that providing free school meals for all primary school children in England reduces obesity and boosts reading skills.
Levels of obesity were reduced by 7% to 11% among reception children in the four London boroughs that have already adopted the policy.
Making free school meals universal increased their take-up by those who had already been entitled to them, possibly because it changed school culture and the stigma around having them. [ more ]
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 months ago
Education

Pupils celebrate free school meals as more than 17 million meals already provided this term

Over 17 million free school meals have been funded for state primary school children in London this school term thanks to £135 million funding from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
This funding has helped up to 287,000 children each day since September. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
4 months ago
London politics

No permanent budget for free school meals in London, Sadiq Khan warns

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced an extension to free school meals until July 2025, but cannot guarantee them indefinitely due to a lack of funding.
Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall has pledged to keep the policy going until the cost of living situation improves. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
5 months ago
London politics

Sadiq Khan urged to confirm whether his free school meals programme will continue

Sadiq Khan is facing pressure to reveal whether he plans to extend his free school meal program into the next academic year.
A letter from the London Assembly's budget and performance committee, authored by its Conservative chair Neil Garratt, urges Khan to make a decision on the program's future and states that an earlier announcement would help boroughs with their planning. [ more ]
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