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5 things we are doing to tackle child poverty

Posted by: mediaofficer, Posted on: 5 December 2025 - Categories: breakfast clubs, Families, Free School Meals

Families across the country are feeling the pressure of rising costs. From making sure children have access to nutritious meals to helping with the cost of school essentials, here are five things that we are doing to pull over half a million children out of poverty. 

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Everything you need to know about free school breakfast clubs

Posted by: mediaofficer, Posted on: 19 November 2025 - Categories: Childcare, Schools

Families will soon be able to start accessing free breakfast clubs lasting 30 minutes for their children before school through our new free breakfast club programme. Find out more.

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Free breakfast club roll out: everything you need to know 

Posted by: mediaofficer, Posted on: 22 April 2025 - Categories: breakfast clubs, Childcare, Free School Meals, Schools
Image showing the Department for Education's logo with a blue background and an image of a smiling child with a piece of toast. There is also text over the top that says: "FREE BREAKFAST CLUB ROLL OUT: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW"

What is the new free breakfast club scheme?   We have introduced free breakfast clubs - 30 minute sessions before school where children get a free breakfast so they to start every day ready to learn.  Around 180,000 pupils in …

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