Free breakfast clubs are ridiculous - in your opinion! But at least we're discussing policies now. I agree absolutely that breakfast schools should be available to all pupils. I'm undecided whether they should be free to all.
I’m not anti breakfast clubs. There may be less pressure on teachers to run morning clubs like typing, art, gymnastics etc if the parents are getting free childcare.
But free breakfast clubs for children whose parents who can afford it or even well afford it, but no WFA for pensioners who can afford it?
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Current before school and after school provision varies from school, but at all our local schools, it is staffed by non-school staff, welfare staff (dinner ladies) or an occasional TA.
They are paid from the fees paid by parents.
As far as I’ve heard, the breakfast club aren’t covering provision for as long as any existing before school clubs merely for whatever time they feel is reasonable for children to eat breakfast.
Presumably the government is going to pay for that too, as well as the food, storage and cooking facilities, opting out of paying for the latter two items if schools already run clubs.
Re supervision at dinner time, welfare staff are employed and paid to do that, supervising children collecting food, eating it and clearing away their own plates. They also supervise the children for the rest of lunch time, indoors on wet days or outside.
I will be interested to see which schools, in which areas are selected and how the conclusions on what is required to find them are arrived at.
