A free school meal project at two York schools has had a positive impact – with one school seeing pupil lateness eradicated, according to reports.
Researchers from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York published interim evaluations of the City of York Council ‘York Hungry Minds’ pilot which began in January 2024, running at Burton Green Primary School and Westfield Primary Community School.
The council said the pilot could be extended to two more schools in York in 2025, and detailed discussion of the reports’ findings at a council scrutiny last night (November 5).
In England, school lunches are available free of charge to all key stage one (KS1) pupils, and children in key stage two (KS2) are currently eligible if they live in a household which meets government criteria around income.
The council said this excluded many children at the KS2 level - Years 3 to 6 - whose families are experiencing financial hardship.
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