26th February 2021
Dear Parents,
Free School Meal Vouchers - Government Guidance/Local Lockdown
22nd February to 5th March 2021 (2 weeks)
Department of Education
The Department of Education are supporting schools with access to supplying free school meal lunches for those pupils who are eligible for free school meals. The amount they have allocated is £15.00 per pupil per week for those who are eligible.
You will receive voucher codes for the value of £30 per child this week and week beginning 1st March 2021.
Following on from Government guidance, EdenRed are here to help authorities, schools, parents and pupils access free school lunches by supplying supermarket eVouchers, that can be spent locally to you.
Parents need to go to www.freeschoolmeals.co.uk and enter the 16 digit eCode.
Parents then chose which supermarket eVoucher they would like, you must spend your full cheque value at once. Parents then complete the form with their email address and submit the order.
The voucher code expires on 24th March 2021 so please make your claim before that date.
The eVoucher is sent to parent’s email address, you can then spend it instore by presenting your mobile, showing the email with the eVoucher or a print out of the voucher.
We will email parents today, who we hold email addresses via ParentMail, the the 16 digit eCode for their child(ren). Please check your emails to ensure that you have received it.
For parents who we do not have email addresses: a SMS has been be sent out today to the mobile number you have registered with ParentMail, with eCode for their child(ren).
If you require assistance, school will print out the vouchers(s) for you, please contact Mrs Bowater at the School Office. if you require this service.
Kind regards
Mrs N Mills
(Interim) Head of School