Free school breakfasts for all tested by council

yangptangkipperbang

notanewuser wrote: »

Free school breakfasts have been available at all primary schools in Wales for years.

....................paid for by the English tax payer ??;)

stephen77

Lets see the results of the trails before any one worries to much.

If they get better behaved classes as a result, children will learn more etc and we will reap the rewards in a few times when they go out for better jobs etc?

While parents not be feeding their children is wrong. What can be realistically done to change this?

qetu1357

stephen77 wrote: »

Lets see the results of the trails before any one worries to much.

If they get better behaved classes as a result, children will learn more etc and we will reap the rewards in a few times when they go out for better jobs etc?

While parents not be feeding their children is wrong. What can be realistically done to change this?

I think it is, unfortunately, maybe the quickest and easiest answer.

However I believe that schools (and society itself) should be more proactive about setting rules and expectations of behaviour.

Perhaps a school should met with all parents before the kids join ths school and set the expectations - which should include you need to ensure your children have adequate breakfasts?

Maybe also a class so parents can understand the benefits of breakfast and how to make one cheaply?

And maybe if a school is then finding that a child's education is being impacted on by the parent's neglect, they should act and then involve social workers etc. etc.

dizziblonde

In lots of schools teachers have been squirreling away museli bars, or the leftover free fruit or finding some bread to sling in the staffroom toaster for kids that arrive hungry for years.

I still await the announcement schools are going to give birth for parents in the future though. Seem to be being expected to take up every other bit of the parenting role.

Idiophreak

stephen77 wrote: »

While parents not be feeding their children is wrong. What can be realistically done to change this?

Apply the same vetting criteria to potential parents as are applied to adopting parents... (or people who get cats/dogs/other pets a lot of the time!)

OrkneyStar

While I think every parent or carer should provide breakfast, the reality is some don't (for whatever reason), at least these children will not be hungry, will be able to better concentrate in class, and make the teacher's job that bit less challenging.

OrkneyStar

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

....................paid for by the English tax payer ??;)

And presumably the Scottish and Welsh and Northern Irish tax payers too.

System

Idiophreak wrote: »

Apply the same vetting criteria to potential parents as are applied to adopting parents... (or people who get cats/dogs/other pets a lot of the time!)

So if the parent doesn't pass these vets do you just abort the baby?

Or are you advocating some sort of system where children are instantly placed into care if their parents don't pass this criteria?

Either way seems a bit right wing ;-)

georgiesmum

I used to know a girl who was 11, woke herself up for school, got herself dressed, showered and made her own breakfast, before making sure to lock the door and go to school herself, while her mum stayed in bed because she wanted a lie in (every single day). It wouldn't surprise me if that is the real reason why kids don't get breakfast.


Whoops, that sounds like me !!!!!!![/QUOTE]

Missli

"...As well as a shortage of money, teachers believe the biggest cause is poor parenting.

"In many families, parents are leaving children to fend for themselves in the morning. This is because some parents simply don't have the time or inclination to prepare breakfast, let alone supervise their children or encourage them to eat it," says the report into teachers' experiences of children who arrive at school unfed..."

(Taken from the newspaper article)




I concur with this rather than poverty, as whatever budget a family has to live on, basics such as milk, porridge oats, and cereals should be a priority with the weekly shop.

My kids are a bit fussy, as one changes her mind daily about what she likes for breakfast, and my son will only eat cocopops (sometimes rice krispies); he's quite inflexible due to autistism.

I get around this by insisting my daughter has at least a glass of milk, toast, and a piece of fruit before leaving the house, if she doesn't like anything else, and stock up with Tesco's value coco snaps (78p) whenever possible so that my son always eats something.

I can't understand why parents would send their kids to school hungry, as breakfast is inexpensive. There is no reason for any child to go hungry.