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Discuss the possible connection between a school's exam results and the number of it's pupils entitled to free school meals
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Discuss the possible connection between a school's exam results and the number of it's pupils entitled to free school meals Any child whose parents receive income support, income based job seekers allowance or support under part VI of the immigration and asylum act of 1999 is entitled to free school meals until their nineteenth birthday. In the United Kingdom today, there are approximately 16% of school-aged children who are entitled to free school meals, although only around half of them actually claim the meals. Children who have their meals provided by the government are given an allowance of around £1.50 a day to spend on their lunches, although many schools provide lower than this national average and as a result, the children do not eat properly. Schools are judged by how well their pupils achieve in the GCSE exams because they mark the end of children's compulsory school life, and the grades...
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