Labour calls for 'catch-up' breakfast clubs to support pandemic recovery
Labour is calling on the Government to introduce 'catch-up' breakfast clubs, to give kids more time with friends and teachers to support their recovery from the pandemic.
Kate Green MP will set out Labour’s plans for every primary and secondary child to be offered a free healthy breakfast at school to ensure they’re ready for learning, in a speech to the Confederation of School Trusts annual conference today (28 April)..
Breakfast clubs would support children’s wellbeing with extra time to socialise, while also giving schools extra time to provide targeted tuition or catch up support. Evidence shows breakfast clubs can boost children’s educational attainment with positive impacts on reading and writing.
Kate Green MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, said: “Labour wants children to be at the heart of an ambitious national recovery from this pandemic. Breakfast clubs would give every child a healthy meal to start their day, more time to play with their friends and extra time for teachers to provide targeted catch-up support, ensuring every child is supported to reach their potential.”
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