Two more schools join Government free breakfast club rollout in northern Lincolnshire

Two more schools have joined the initial rollout of free breakfast clubs in northern Lincolnshire. The Government initiative aims to provide children with a healthy, nutritious start to their day. A flagship manifesto promise by Labour before it became the Government, a breakfast club provides food to primary school age children before school starts, enables parents to drop off their kids earlier at school, and offers activities for the children.

The Government is committed to free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England. It says the scheme will give parents 30 minutes of free childcare every day, saving them up to £450 per year. 764 primary schools are taking part in the first rollout, which has launched at the start of the new school term.



Since an initial list of participating schools in February, 79 on the initial list dropped out and 89 were added in. In northern Lincolnshire, Oasis Academy Parkwood in Scunthorpe , Winterton Junior School, Cleethorpes ' Bursar Primary Academy, and Western Primary School in Grimsby remain part of the rollout . But there are also two additions: Priory Lane Community School in Scunthorpe and Queen Mary Avenue Infant School in Cleethorpes.

To find out the full list of schools in the breakfast club rollout, click on the link below. Queen Mary's headteacher Melanie Castle said of being part of the rollout: "We started it on Tuesday. We're really excited to be able to offer a breakfast club for free.

" Ms Castle said the school had already had an established breakfast club, which it had funded itself and kept free of charge until recently. "We were unable to do that for the last couple of years," she said, expressing excitement to be able to offer it for free again. All children are offered a bagel whether they come to the breakfast club or not, at Queen Mary Avenue Infant School.

"Over the course of a week, around 62 children access the breakfast club," Ms Castle added of the demand it has had. "It will make a big difference to our families," she said of being able to run it free of charge again. Commenting on the free breakfast clubs rollout, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: "Free breakfast clubs are at the heart of our Plan for Change, making working parents’ lives easier and more affordable, while breaking down barriers to opportunity for every child.

From Tyneside to Truro, England is one of the first countries in Europe to open universal free breakfast clubs, saving parents up to £450 per year and making sure every child starts school ready to learn. Read More: Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from Grimsby with our free newsletter "This government is delivering on our promises to working parents, rolling out free breakfast clubs, school-based nurseries, and giving every child across the country the best start in life." Join the FREE Grimsby Live WhatsApp Community Get all the latest stories, sent straight to your WhatsApp - all you need to do is click the link .

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