https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/freeschoolmeals/Recent content in freeschoolmeals on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 07 May 2026 04:34:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-headteacher-urges-immediate-extension-of-free-school-meals-for-all-primary-children/Thu, 07 May 2026 04:34:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/birmingham-headteacher-urges-immediate-extension-of-free-school-meals-for-all-primary-children/The National Education Union (NEU) is calling on the Prime Minister to extend free school meals to all primary school children across England, with Birmingham executive headteacher Tania Yasmin lending her strong support to the campaign. Launched in 2022, the No Child Left Behind campaign aims to address the daily struggles of child poverty within schools by ensuring every primary-aged child receives free meals. Currently, the scheme guarantees free lunches only to pupils in reception, year one, and year two.https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/headteacher-reveals-heartbreaking-reality-of-child-poverty-in-birmingham/Tue, 05 May 2026 04:45:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/headteacher-reveals-heartbreaking-reality-of-child-poverty-in-birmingham/Tania Yasmin, executive headteacher at Greet Primary School in Sparkhill, Birmingham, has revealed some of the most distressing examples of child poverty she has witnessed throughout her 30-year career. Speaking with BirminghamLive, Tania described her shock at the minimal contents of some children’s packed lunches. “One of the most consistently shocking things is opening the lunchboxes of children who bring packed lunches and seeing how little they actually contain,” she said.