Free School Meals

The Scottish Government has announced Primary 4 pupils will be eligible for free school meals from August, followed by Primary 5s in January (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Gradual expansion of free school meals for primary pupils announced

June 5, 2021

(Gemma Bell and Company/PA)

Marcus Rashford and chef Tom Kerridge unite for cooking tutorials on a budget

April 22, 2021

Footballer Marcus Rashford was given the Fred & Anne Jarvis Award by the National Education Union (Martin Rickett/PA)

Rashford given award by teaching union for free school meals campaign

April 7, 2021

Nearly one in five pupils in England were eligible for free school meals in October 2020 (PA)

Number of children eligible for free school meals surged during the pandemic

March 30, 2021

Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford was behind a campaign to have free school meal provision extended into the holidays during the pandemic (Peter Powell/PA)

TV spat sees minister accused of ‘taking credit’ for Rashford meals success

March 25, 2021

Education secretary John Swinney on a visit to Inzievar Primary.

SNP’s £230m pledge to give free school meals to every primary pupil in Scotland

November 29, 2020

Shirley Anne Somerville

Further £10m made available to fund free school meals over Christmas, February and Easter holidays

October 20, 2020

Former first lady Michelle Obama

Judy Murray: Marcus Rashford’s battle over school meals proves Michelle right… real change needs real people

June 22, 2020

Nicola Sturgeon urged people to be cautious as she eased some lockdown restrictions

Scotland’s free school meals scheme extended across summer months, Nicola Sturgeon confirms

June 16, 2020

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Number of primary pupils receiving free school meals triples since 2009

March 14, 2020

Scottish Labour Leader Richard Leonard.

Free school meals for every child in Scotland pledges Labour

November 22, 2019