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School meals not only saves parents time and money in preparing packed lunches but also ensures that all children have access to nutritious meals during the school day. This can have numerous benefits, including improving children's health, concentration, and academic performance. All primary school children from Reception to Year 6 as well as those in full-time nursery can receive free school meals regardless of their family's financial situation.
This is called Universal Primary Free School Meals and is funded by Welsh Government.
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eFSM
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There is another type of free school meals which is available to eligible pupils who attend school full-time. This also includes:
* Younger children who attend nursery for full days
* Sixth form school pupils
For details on who might be eligible and to find the application form, click here [
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If you want to use a paper application form, your child’s school will be able to provide one and send it to us for you.
You *do not* need to apply for eFSM every year – only once per child, but *you must* inform us of any change of circumstance, such as address, name, starting work etc.
If you believe you are eligible for Free Schools Meals and have not already submitted an application, then please complete our online Free School Meal application form [
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School Essentials Grant
School Essentials Grant
If you are fully eligible for eFSM (not transitionally protected) then you are usually eligible for the *School Essentials Grant* - This grant provides £125 (except for year 7 pupils which is £200) to buy school uniform, equipment, sports kit, and kit for activities outside of school for your child.
The scheme for the 2023/24 academic year began on 1 July 2023 and ends on 31 May 2024.
This grant applies to all eligible pupils of compulsory year groups (Reception – Year 11), Looked After Children, and those who are classed as No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).
This funding is for pupils currently eligible for free school meals and does not extend to pupils who receive free school meals under the transitional protection or the universal primary free school meals scheme.
If you have any queries relating to this 2023/24 grant please e-mail schoolessentialsgrant@caerphilly.gov.uk or call our Catering Support Team on 01443 864055 [
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Free Breakfast Club
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Most schools offer free breakfast clubs that your child can attend. To see the full list of schools that currently run breakfast club, click here [
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The free breakfast includes:
* Cereals with milk
* Fruit or fruit juice
* Slice of wholemeal toast with jam or marmalade
*This may vary at sites due to availability of products.*
If your child has any specific dietary requirements please contact us for further advice [
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*What time does it start?*
Breakfast clubs generally open from 8am however, start times do vary so please contact your child’s school [
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What's On The Menu?
Primary Schools currently follow a three-weekly menu.
These menus can be found on our website along with the timetable of what menu will be used on each week of the current year.
*We have started introducing a new menu cycle in some schools and Caerphilly Catering would like to encourage packed lunch children to try samples of menu items before they choose to have a school meal. Please liaise with your school or for further information on how this offer works please contact us at catering@caerphilly.gov.uk*
To find this week's menu, click here [
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School Catering Jobs
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There are various opportunities for you to join the Caerphilly Council catering team to help provide school lunches for children across the borough.
*Jobs available include:*
* Assistant cooks
* Breakfast club supervisors
* Breakfast club assistants
* Cooks in charge
* Kitchen assistants
Working for Team Caerphilly has a wide range of benefits including a pension, fair rates of pay, holidays, and salary sacrifice scheme etc. Visit our website [
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Certificate of Compliance with Healthy Eating in Schools Regulations
Our catering team are proud to have received a certificate of compliance which indicates that the food and drink being provided by Caerphilly County Borough Council in Primary Schools is compliant with the Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013 [
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