Saturday 16 January 2021

School meals - what are the facts sources for social scientists



This week school meals during lockdown have been controversial as lunch packs supplied for those receiving free school dinners were criticised.

These twitter references set the story in context
Footballer Marcus Rashford has led the meal campaign https://twitter.com/MarcusRashford

He posted and commented on poor standards of lunches provided on Twitter

Image of the meals included these sent in by parents

Chef Tom Kerridge also supported him
Prime Minister even agreed
Department of Education resumes lunch vouchers
commentary on child poverty and food from Food Foundation
CPAG

ChildrenNE

How many children get free school Meals?
Get the latest Uk data
What are the nutritional standards?

Uk House of Commons Library briefing on the recent debates and backgrounds
Uk government literature review of the importance of school food and its link with educational attainment
School Food Matters news and research reports on standards and their importance




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