The scheme provides children with a free breakfast at school to start the day
Two new free breakfast clubs will launch across Cambridgeshire primary schools when pupils return from their Easter holidays in April.
Both schools are in Peterborough – Highlees Primary School and Winyates Primary School. The latest rollout of one of Labour’s flagship manifesto pledges will take the total number of schools offering free breakfasts to 15 in our county.
More than 500 schools across England are joining the scheme in April, taking the total across the country to more than 1,250, servicing over 300,000 children.
The scheme provides children with a healthy breakfast to start the day, and is said to boost children’s reading, writing, and maths skills as well as helping parents with free childcare.
You can see which schools near you have been included in the over 500 new locations by using our interactive map:
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: “Free breakfast clubs are revolutionising morning routines up and down the country, becoming an essential part of modern-day life for working families.
“From settling a child into the school day to helping parents get to work, free breakfast clubs are giving every child the best start in life – delivering on our plan for national renewal.
“I was raised by a single parent, so I know first-hand the struggles facing parents trying to make ends meet and how important it is to tackle outdated stigmas with practical support that people can feel every day.”
Applications are open for a further 1,500 schools to join in September. That will take the total number of children benefiting from the scheme to 680,000 children by the start of the new school year.