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  • Thousands more children to benefit from free breakfast clubs

    National School Breakfast Programme to support children in disadvantaged areas over next two years

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  • The Education Secretary's response to Lord Tyrie's letter about school uniform

    Gavin Williamson's response to the letter sent from the Competition and Markets Authority.

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  • School responsibilities around school food: a letter to schools

    A letter from Nadhim Zahawi, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, highlighting issues raised by the Children’s Future Food Inquiry.

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  • Schools not ‘silver bullet’ to tackling childhood obesity

    Ofsted has released a report on obesity, healthy eating and physical activity in primary schools.

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  • Nationwide celebration of the 'great school lunch'

    To mark National School Meals Week, Nick Clegg is joining in a week of celebrations marking how far school meals have come.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Laws talks about universal infant free school meals

    Schools Minister announces that 99% of schools are now on track to deliver universal infant free school meals this September.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New school food standards

    Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a new set of standards for food served in schools.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improving food in hospitals and schools

    Government publishes a response to Sustain’s school and hospital food campaign.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New school uniform guidance published

    The Department for Education has published new guidance to help schools which may be developing or changing their pupil uniform policy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plan to increase take-up of school dinners launched

    A plan of action designed to improve the quality and take-up of school food and put the kitchen at the heart of school life is published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improving school food

    Announcement that the co-founders of the LEON restaurant chain are to build an action plan for school food.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New powers for schools to beat the takeaways

    Schools will now be able to take on the takeaways with special meal deals to boost uptake of school lunches and tackle obesity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • School lunches: Sarah Teather welcomes rise in take-up

    The Children's Minister welcomes the School Food Trust and Local Authority Caterers' Association survey showing primary and secondary school lunch take-up rises in 2010-11.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Department for Education responds to concerns about the cost of school lunches

    Response to reports over the weekend about school food costs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government