Guidance
Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts
Guidance on setting up and running free breakfast clubs, including specific guidance for schools joining phase 1 of the national rollout from April 2026.
Applies to England
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This guidance explains the role of schools and trusts in setting up and running free breakfast clubs.
‘Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts for phase 1 of the national rollout from April 2026’ is for schools who are joining the national rollout from April 2026.
‘Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools on the early adopter programme, April 2025 to March 2026’ is for early adopter schools already on the programme.
The guidance outlines what you:
- are required to do
- are expected to do
- need to consider when setting up or expanding existing provision
We have also published a list of schools on the programme.
Updates to this page
Published 20 November 2025