The Free School Meals (FSM) pilot was a two-year programme operating in three local
authorities (LAs)–Wolverhampton, Newham and Durham–between the autumn of 2009 and …

School meals can make a significant contribution to a child's dietary intake and influence
overall health and well being. Costs of a meal for those who pay vary. In England the …

Background In January 2015 Scotland moved from a means tested system for Free School
Meals (FSM) to a universal system for children aged 4-8 years. Policy advocates believed a …

There were 272,339 primary age students in Wales in April 2021, of whom 63,614 (23%)
were entitled to free school meals. Free school meals (FSMs) are currently means tested in …

This report presents evidence on the impact of the Free School Meals pilot on a range of
pupil outcomes. It has been prepared on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) and …

Summary Means-tested Free School Meals (FSM) have been available in England since
1944. These are intended to benefit children in terms of their health and ability to learn, and …

From September 2014, all infants in state-funded schools in England (comprising Reception,
Year 1 and Year 2) have been entitled to receive a free school meal under the Universal …

Executive summary From January 2015 Scotland will move from the current targeted system
of free school meal provision, focused on children from families in receipt of certain …

In January 2015, Scotland moved from a targeted system of Free School Meals (FSM) to a
service providing universal free school meals (UFSM) for all children in Primaries 1 to 3 (P1 …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to design and implement interventions to increase
free school meal (FSM) uptake in pilot schools. This paper describes the interventions …