GORDON PRIMARY SCHOOL

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School Meals Service 

The Schools Health Promotion and Nutrition Scotland Act 2007 requires all local authorities to ensure that food and drink provided comply with nutritional requirements.

School meals are very much part of a whole school approach and part of the daily learning experience for children in school.

At Gordon Primary we believe that school meals should be an interesting and enjoyable time.  Our philosophy is to help children toward a good diet by providing an attractive and interesting range of wholesome cooked food made from excellent fresh quality ingredients, and there is virtually no processed food offered or used at any stage in the process.  Many of the foods used are sourced from local food providers in Scottish Borders.

Your child will have a choice of:
  • soup with a sandwich or
  • one of two main course options
These all come with the choice of either the daily dessert, fresh fruit or yoghurt and the choice of water, fruit juice or milk. The current price of a school lunch is £2.20.

Menus are issued throughout the year and are based on a four week menu cycle. A pre-ordering system is in place which allows you to spend time discussing your child's weekly choices in advance.

One week prior to the actual menu running, your child will receive an envelope which highlights all choices for each day. You should tick the choices your child wants for the following week and return with the appropriate money to the school no later than the Wednesday of the week prior to the meal choices. For children entitled to free school meals the pre-ordering envelope system ensures anonymity where you tick the choices for your child for the week and return the envelope to the school.

Space is provided for pupils to take packed lunches in the school dining room. 

Details of school meals can be found at: https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20040/clothing_meals_and_transport/342/school_meals 

P1/P3 Free School Meals
All Scottish P1-P3 pupils will get free school meals from January 2015.

Free School Meal Entitlement                                                    
To qualify for free school meals you must meet the one of the criteria on the Scottish Borders Council website, currently these are:
  • Income Support
  • Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance
  • Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance
  • Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, with an annual income less than £16,105
  • Both maximum Child Tax Credit and maximum Working Tax Credit with an annual income less than £6,900
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Universal Credit with monthly earnings less than £610

Online application is available on the website above and forms can also be printed off

It is the parent or carers responsibility to apply for free school meals and application forms can be obtained from your child’s school or by downloading from Scottish Borders council website.

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    • Expressive Arts
    • Languages
    • Science
    • Data Protection
    • Social Studies
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Transitions
    • Our School
    • Religious & Moral Education
    • Assessment & Reporting
    • Child Protection
    • Attendance and Absence
    • Virtual Tour
    • Numeracy & Maths
    • School closure due to weather
    • Class Size
    • School Handbook
    • Video and Photography
    • Outings
    • Literacy & English
    • Sharing Information >
      • Support for Learning
      • Technologies
      • Customer Care
      • Medical and Health Care
    • Emergency Information
    • Home
  • Policies & procedures
    • Transport
    • Nurture and Inclusion
    • Equal Opportunities
    • Homework
    • School Meal Service
    • Respectful Relationships
  • Promoting Positive Behaviour
  • School Improvement
  • Staff List
  • Homework Hints
  • Parents as Partners
    • Communication
    • Parent Council >
      • Parent Council Minutes
    • Fundraising Committee
    • Wider Achievement
  • Contact Us
  • Parentvision
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