Parent Support
Cost of living - Help & Advice
Many people are worried about money at the moment, important costs like energy, food and fuel are rising steeply. If you're worried about being able to afford to live, you're not alone and there is support available.
You can get advice and support offering signposting to groups for support with food, energy, skills and more.
Free School Meals
Do you receive any of the following support?
Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The guarantee element of Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
If you can answer yes to any of the above you may qualify for free school meals/Pupil Premium.
If your application is successful not only will your child receive free school meals, but our school will receive additional funding.
To check if your child is eligible, please visit the following link:
Food Voucher
If your children are eligible for benefit related free school meals*, they could be entitled to food vouchers during the school holidays.
*not to be confused with universal free school meals for children in Reception, Year 1 and Year2.
To check if your child is eligible, please visit the following link:
Head lice Advice
Head lice and nits
Head lice is often a recurring problem in primary schools. We encourage parents to please check their child’s head regularly and if they find head lice please treat as soon as possible and there's no need to keep your child off school if they have head lice.
For more information on how to check and treat head lice click here
