Free school meals/pupil premium funding

Did you know, all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 receive a free school meal whether their parents are in receipt of benefits or not, they could be receiving a whole lot more. If your child is in one of these year groups and you receive benefits,  we need you to apply for a free meal because applying for a free school meal is our only way of checking if your child is entitled to our Pupil Premium Passport.

For children in other year groups we need you to apply too. If eligible your child will get a free school meal and the added benefits below.

 

We receive extra funding for every child registered as eligible for a free school meal. We use this money to support your child's learning, for example through catch-up sessions, mentoring,  homework club, Bedrock Vocabulary programme and parent workshops and much much more!

 

At Fielding parents are also able to have a say in how some of this money is spent through our ‘pupil premium passport’ scheme. Parents and children get a change to preview and book an afterschool club or learn to play a musical instrument free of charge each term. Through the passport children have their very own mentor, have school residential trips paid for and receive books free of charge when authors visit, as well as getting an invitation to additional trips especially for them (COVID permitting).
 

• Find out more here: Pupil premium passport

 

During any period of school closure you will also get meal vouchers during school holidays from Ealing (COVID pandemic only).

 

Does my child qualify?

If you receive benefits your child will be eligible for free school meals if you receive any of the following benefits:

• Income Support (IS)
• Jobseekers Allowance Income based (JSAIB)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (IRESA)

• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual household income, that does not exceed £16,190
• Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Universal Credit, household annual net earned income must not exceed £7,400

Parents who receive the following are not eligible to apply for free school meals

• Job Seekers Allowance
• Employment and Support allowance, which is contribution based,

 

If you meet the criteria please apply by:

• Completing an online application, or
• Downloading the free school meals application form and returning it to school.

 

Don't delay, apply today!