Eligibility for free school meals (FSM) is used as a key measure of poverty.
The Southern board had removed both fresh and frozen burgers from school meals in January.
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Peru is trying to extend the provision of free school meals to cover family members.
It added that school meals remained nutritious and healthy and a good alternative to packed lunches.
This allows schools greater control over their own budgets, including for the first time school meals.
We believe that providing universal school meals, is the next step in school breakfast and lunch.
One example of the latter is Red Rabbit which offers healthy farm-to-school meals at federal reimbursement prices.
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This compared with a rate of 65% among pupils who were not entitled to free school meals.
Initial tests on school meals in Worcestershire have found no traces of horsemeat, the county council said.
Beef has been removed from school meals across Staffordshire as a precautionary measure amid the horsemeat scandal.
Both candidates promise free child care and school meals, as well as student grants and minimum pensions.
Private contractors, however, are beside the point: they provide only a fifth of the school meals eaten.
It has protected free school meals and cut the ratio between its highest and lowest paid staff.
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Clint Wilson, of ParentPay, said school meals staff were "on the front line in tackling public health issues".
Through their leadership and commitment we now have the first significant change in school meals in thirty years.
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Mr Gove wrote to Mr Oliver about the chef's concerns on school meals at academies last August.
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Jamie Oliver, who campaigns for better school meals, urged the government "to do something positive with the data".
The additional funding will help with continuing to improve our school meals and creating a healthier school environment.
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Over the past decade schools have been showered with directives on everything from school meals to classroom layout.
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Pupils who receive free school meals and those who cannot travel independently will still be entitled to free transport.
It has also emerged Edinburgh City Council was checking school meals to make sure they had not been affected.
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Mr Thomas also advised parents to stick with the "splendid" school meals service.
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Beef has been removed from school meals across Staffordshire as a precautionary measure.
Among children on free school meals nearly 72% reached Level 2 in reading and 64% did so in writing.
But there have been previous assessments of pilot projects for free school meals.
From educators working to provide healthier school meals, because they know the connection between proper nutrition and academic performance.
From April-December 2008, the average drop in school meals was 1, 000 per day.
Explaining the increased uptake, Colin McIntosh, head of school meals at Reading Borough Council, pointed to an increased awareness campaign.
Mr Blunkett said that there were significant differences between schools with high numbers of pupils entitled to free school meals.
Just 60% of white British boys on free school meals reached that level, while 68% of black British boys did so.
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