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School Dinners and Free School Meals

School dinners are ordered on My Child at School (MCAS) and instructions can be found below.  Meals are provided on a three week rolling rota throughout the term, therefore you will only need to complete this order once a term.  Children will be able to choose which meal they would like on the day.

 

Years 3 & 4 lunches need to be paid for unless you are entitled to benefits related Free School Meals.  If you are unsure, please speak to Mrs Shoots in the school office.  Payment is made via our MCAS system.

 

Please remember that if no lunches are ordered then we will be unable to provide a lunch for your child on that particular day.  Any child who has a school dinner booked on a day where a school trip has been organised the order will be changed to a school packed lunch.  If you do not require this lunch or wish to change an order, please let the school office know.

 

Children eligible for free school meals must be in school all day, and they will be provided with a meal at lunchtime which is paid for by the school. It is the responsibility of the parents or carers to register their entitlement and request free school meals for their children.

 

Parents and carers who receive any of the following are entitled to free school meals:

  • Income Support (IS)
  • Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related)
  • Universal Credit with an annual household income of less than £7400 after tax
  • Income-based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA)
  • Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Child Tax Credit provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit, with an annual taxable income (as assessed by HMRC) of less than £16,190

 

Only the benefits listed above qualify for free school meals. If you have recently become unemployed, but are still receiving Working Tax Credits, you may be entitled to free school meals. Please phone us on 0300 123 2224 for advice.

 

To apply please following this link: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/education-and-families/free-school-meals/#Apply

Instructions on how to book dinners on My Child at School

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