No Child Left Behind

🎉 We’ve won Free School Meals for 500,000+ more children! This is an incredible breakthrough. But the fight isn’t over — means-testing still leaves far too many behind. We won't rest until we win #FreeSchoolMealsForAll so every primary pupil can get the best start in school.…

Thank you, @JonathanBrash MP, for highlighting that “postcode lotteries shouldn’t decide a child’s future.” A brilliant way to address this is rolling out #FreeSchoolMealsForAll so that every child has the essentials to learn, grow and thrive. 🌱 hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/opinion/h…

“We urge the Government to look carefully at the actual costs of providing meals and make sure these are fully covered in the funding schools receive.” #FreeSchoolMealsForAll must come with the resources schools need to feed every child. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

"For a lot of our children, this is the only hot meal that they will get during the day," notes Headteacher Clare Morton. "Without healthy food, without a full tummy, these children won't be able to learn." #FreeSchooMealsForAll bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Did you know that some of the earliest school meals programmes were established in the wake of World War II and are still feeding children to this day? We learned this and so much more during our Global Perspectives Panel at our recent summer conference 🌎 Experts shared their…

Imagine a child walking into school hungry. Now imagine that same child receiving a hot meal, learning with focus, and dreaming big. That’s the story we shared at the @NoChildBehindUK conference in London. Learn more about us on akshayapatra.org.uk

"What use is a parenting class or speech and language session if a child is going to bed cold, hungry, and fearful?" We need #FreeSchoolMealsForAll to ensure every child has the best chance at the future. national.thelead.uk/p/child-povert…

"I want to extend #FreeSchoolMealsForAll to every child in primary school because they deserve the best." Labour Councillor @Rach31M says it how it is: every child should have the essentials to thrive in the classroom and beyond. 🚀 #EducationMatters

🎉 Congratulations to Wales on marking 1 year of #FreeSchoolMealsForAll! As First Minister @PrifWeinidog says: “It helps [children’s] concentration and wellbeing and enables them to achieve their full potential.” It’s time this Government followed suit. wales247.co.uk/50-million-fre…

Where you live shouldn't decide whether your child eats well at lunchtime. #FreeSchoolMealsForAll makes sure every child gets a hot, healthy school dinner—no matter where they are in the country. cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-new…

"I'm really proud that the Mayor of London has led the way in providing the evidence to show that this is a really good policy." — Deputy Mayor @JoanneMcCartney on why #FreeSchoolMealsForAll works. 🍽️👏 Now, let’s follow London’s lead and make it happen everywhere.

👩🏻‍🍳 New report from @ChefsinSchools focusing on school food standards finds: 🔹96% of parents say it's important school meals are prepared with fresh and/or nutritious ingredients. The @GOVUK expansion of #FreeSchoolMeals offers the perfect opportunity to raise standards. 🔗…

Huge congratulations to Amelia and Téa who were chosen by almost 9,000 school children to represent young people across the borough. Téa campaigned for #FreeSchoolMealsForAll and it's clear that young people are demanding our leaders take action. rochvalleyradio.com/news/local-new…

“There are measures we can take which can have a huge impact – including extending universal free school meals.” – Prof. Maria Bryant, University of York & No Child Left Behind coalition member, on new research into children's food insecurity. york.ac.uk/news-and-event…

.@CommissionerHR Michael O’Flaherty welcomes the Govt’s Free School Meals expansion—but with child poverty rising, says much more must be done. Extending #FreeSchoolMealsForAll to every child in primary school would be a vital next step.🪜 tinyurl.com/cofecommission…

"I've seen classmates be hungry. I just think it's not OK." Ahmed and his fellow @MonksdownSchool pupils took to the airwaves on @bbcmerseyside to make a powerful case for extending #FreeSchoolMealsForAll to every primary school child. 🎧💥

🎒Why did four pupils from @MonksdownSchool travel 200 miles from Liverpool to @10DowningStreet? 🎥 Watch to hear their message for the Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer: 👇 #FreeSchoolMealsForAll

We welcome this statement from @CommissionerHR on child poverty in the UK: coe.int/en/web/commiss… Joseph Howes, Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition response below 👇