Bremner & Co’s leaders contribute to a new study on the implementation of the auto-enrolment process, published in The Lancet. Building upon the success of the Fix Our Food auto-enrolment pilot, which has enabled over 20,000 additional children to access free school meals, a recent study’s abstract was published in The Lancet, co-authored by Bremner […]
The prevalence of food poverty among families has been increasing significantly. While families with children generally face a higher risk than those without, those with children under the age of five are particularly vulnerable.1 A new report launching today by the Education Policy Institute, How Can We Reduce Food Poverty for Under-Fives?, highlights the urgent need
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“When we have lunch, it makes us stronger, healthier, and we can concentrate more on our learning.” – Year 4 pupil In 2023, London achieved a milestone in school food policy, extending free school meals to every primary-aged child in state-funded schools. This groundbreaking initiative, supported by £130 million in emergency funding from Mayor Sadiq
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Bremner & Co ‘s role in a new trial scheme that is enabling thousands more children from England’s most disadvantaged households to access free school meals. The Yorkshire-based pilot project, run by the Fix Our Food research programme and anchored at the University of York, has already yielded hugely positive results. Bremner & Co has been
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Bremner & Co works with lots of School Business Professionals (SBPs) to capture their views, experiences and advice on their role in delivering a great school food environment. And we’re pleased to work partner with the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) to highlight and share our gleaned insights. Writing in ISBL’s ‘The Voice’ magazine,
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Dayna Brackley, Food Policy Consultant, discusses the government’s £2.53 per meal rate for school meals in her latest article for the Independent. Highlighting the many challenges caterers face when working to provide nutritious meals amidst rising costs, she stresses the influence of inadequate funding on meal quality. She also discusses the administrative barriers that prevent
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Today, Myles Bremner joined 129 signatories, representing charities, councils and academia, in a letter to Schools Minister, Damian Hinds, demanding the automatic enrolment of all eligible children in free school meals. This International School Meals Day, we are confronted with a stark reality: under the Department for Education’s outdated ‘opt-in’ approach, 11% of eligible children
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