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School Meals

Healthy eating is not just about grazing on raw fruit, vegetables and cold sandwiches.  At school, it's also about allowing enough time to sit at a table and eat the valuable nutrients found in a balance of freshly cooked hot and cold meals in a pleasant environment with other children.  Our commitment is to provide children with healthy, nutritious and exciting meals.  A cafeteria service is offered at Cotwall End and a wide variety of meals are available.  Menus are planned to meet the values for Nutrient Based Standards by providing meals full of tasty ingredients.

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All children in Reception and KS1 are entitled to a universal free school meal - hot or cold option.

 

For children in KS2, the cost of a school meal is £2.40, which includes a drink.

 

We are a cashless school, so all meals need to be booked and paid for in advance via the ParentMail app. You are able to book meals up to 3 weeks in advance, right up until 11.59pm the day before. The main meal choices for each day are a hot meal, vegetarian hot meal, fish option, jacket potato or sandwich grab bag. Whatever the choice made, this comes with a drink, salad options and pudding choices, which are available every day.

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Payment can either be made at the point of booking on a pay-as-you-go basis, or you can periodically top-up your child's account. All payments must be made via ParentMail.

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Our menu can be found here: 

 

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Free School Meal Entitlement

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To receive a free school meal you need to receive child benefit and either;

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  • Income support

  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance

  • Income-based Employment and Support Allowance

  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

  • Guaranteed element of Pension Credit

  • Child Tax Credit (provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

  • Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

  • Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1st April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

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For further information, please click on the link; Dudley MBC Free School Meals

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