But as rising prices start to hit parents pockets, there are fears that without more support, children could go hungry. we know that a lot of the families who come here are living in food poverty. and have certainly been impacted since the cost of living increases, as well. and many of them aren t on free school meals. ourfood banks have always run in the mornings and suddenly people are asking if they can come at night, because people are working full time and still can t make ends meet. in a letter to the government, teaching unions say they want the free school meals scheme extended to include all children from families who receive universal credit. they say missing meals can have a serious impact on concentration and behaviour during lessons. to prepare and provide a hot, nutritious school meal every single day for every single child is a way of creating a break between food poverty and also healthy young people who can thrive at school and do well at school because, without good
To universal free school meals so every child can benefit from a healthy and balanced meal each day. there are no other parts of the school day that tested or means tested children get assessed to teachers and materials at school but for some reason, with school food there is this threshold in place and i think that needs to be removed and we need to look at universal provision for all children. in terms ofthe provision for all children. in terms of the cost provision for all children. in terms of the cost of provision for all children. in terms of the cost of that provision for all children. in terms of the cost of that and provision for all children. in terms of the cost of that and paying - provision for all children. in terms of the cost of that and paying for. of the cost of that and paying for that, what is the child poverty action group saying? than that, what is the child poverty action group saying? an expansion to all families on action group saying? an expansion to
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Andy murray was busy preparing for the grass court season when he saw the news of the latest mass shooting in america. at a primary school in texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed by an 18 year old gunman. on social media murray described it as madness. one survivor s account in particular brought back painful memories of the horrific shooting that took place at his own school in dunblane in 1996. it is honestly unbelievably sad and disappointing. itjust makes you feel blindly and incredibly upset for their parents. i heard something on the radio the other day, a child from that school, and i experienced a similarthing. i was at dunblane. and a teacher coming out and waving all of the children under tables and telling them to go and hide,
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