Providing school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - Updated guidance

The updated guidance, produced by the Department of Education, explains what schools should do when providing school meals from September 2020.

According to the guidance, schools should provide meal options for all pupils who are in school and meals should be available free of charge to:

• all infant pupils &
• pupils who meet the benefits-related free school meals eligibility criteria

As school kitchens will be open, normal free school meal provision will resume. Catering providers are expected to support pupils eligible for benefits-related free school meals who have to be at home for reasons relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) by providing food parcels.

Please find the guidance here.