PARENTS,  you have less than two weeks left to apply for free school meals for your children over the summer.

Under new guidance published by the Department for Education (DfE), schools have to submit claims for free school meal vouchers at least seven days before the school closes for the summer break. So if you have had a change in your circumstances and are planning on applying for free school meals, please do so as soon as possible.

Please follow link to application form and return it to your school asap:

https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/benefits-and-council-tax/free-school-meals

We anticipate that the online system may be very busy in the run up to the holidays so if you feel you may be eligible for free school meals, please can you complete this form as soon as possible.  We plan to submit our claim in the middle of next week to give time for any problems to be solved.

Kind regards

Janis