What's new from Cost of the School Day

November 2024

School meal reports

The cost of school meal debt: this report looks at the challenges facing schools in England when implementing a means-tested school meal system, and the debt families are incurring for school meals in primary schools.

The case for universal free school mealsTES magazine article which includes the independent evaluation of universal primary free school meals for children in London, carried out by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in partnership with Reconnect London.

October 2024

Challenge Poverty Week resources

Talking about poverty at school: four activities designed to get your school community thinking and talking about poverty during Challenge Poverty Week (7-13 October 2024).

Talking about costs and money at school - advice from parents and carers: ideas from parents and carers on how to create a supportive school culture so that families feel able to talk to the school about money problems.

Briefing on boosting family incomes: 'Pathways to money and welfare rights advice from education settings', by Public Health Scotland, focuses on how welfare rights advice can make a difference for families, gives examples of different referral pathways to advice and makes recommendations for improving access to advice for parents and carers.