Children could miss out on over 24 million meals this summer Labour analysis shows after the Conservatives refused to fully extend free school meals during the holidays. The Government’s alternative holiday programme proposes free meals are provided to children who attend associated activities on just 16 of 30 weekdays this…

Kate Green MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to new data which shows 623,000 children were out of school due to coronavirus last week, said: “This data shows the Conservatives’ staggering failure to keep kids learning.   “By failing to control our borders Ministers have let the Delta variant take hold, forcing…

Labour is today warning that the Conservatives’ stealth cut to school budgets shows Ministers’ “disregard” for children’s futures as we recover from the pandemic. Local authorities are set to lose out on millions in pupil premium funding – allocated to support children on free school meals or who are looked…