SCHOOL HUB

We have exciting news about our school meals which we hope will make the process of choosing and paying for a child’s lunch at Brook Street School easier for you as a parent and us as a school.

Our school meals team create a great menu of fresh, home-cooked and nutritionally balanced meals every day, including a range of fresh-baked breads.

School Hub is an online ordering and payment system, parents and children can go online and choose meals together, in advance.

You can also pay for meals online, which means you won’t have to bring cash or cheques into school, you can simply top-up your balance when you need to.

If your child has a free meal there is no need to make a payment, simply chose your child’s meal.

Don’t worry if you do not have access to the internet as children can order their meal in class.

As a school, we now look forward to receiving your orders either online or via the classroom. We hope this will be a very useful new addition to our School Meals Service.

If you need new login details for School Hub, please either:

- telephone us on 01228 558724 to request this and we will get back to you with the details shortly afterwards or

- email us on office@brookst.cumbria.sch.uk, let us know your child's name and that you are requesting new details and we will email the details back to you.

SCHOOL DINNERS

The school now offers oven fresh meals, which are prepared on the premises. These are regulated to ensure they have a healthy content. We ensure these meals are nutritious and healthy by exceeding the National standards for food in schools.

The Government are now offering a school dinner, for free, to every child who will be in Key Stage 1. So that is any child who is in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. 

The option of a free meal is only offered to children who will be in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. (Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6  will only receive a free dinner if parents do not work or qualify under other criteria for benefits. Please contact us at the school office if you are unsure about this).

If you qualify for benefits, It is important that, even if your child is in key stage 1 and will receive a free meal regardless of whether you qualify for benefits or not, that you register for Free School Meals, as you may also be entitled to a clothing grant and to funding for meals during the school holidays.. If you need help with this, please ask at the school office.

For those children having a school meal, the money for the week should be sent on Monday morning, for the week ahead in an envelope clearly marked with the child’s name, class and the amount enclosed.

The cost for a full week is £12.00.

Should your child be absent for one day that you have already paid for, please reduce your next week’s payment accordingly (meals are £2.40per day).

For those children having a packed lunch we encourage parents to ensure they are healthy.  Please only send drinks in unbreakable (plastic) containers and make sure that your child’s lunch does not contain sweets, fizzy drinks or fun size bars.  One small ‘chocolate biscuit’ style bar is suitable eg Penguin, Club etc.

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FREE SCHOOL MEALS

Free school meals and clothing vouchers are available for your child(ren) if you receive one of the following qualifying benefits:

• Income Support (IS)

• Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA)

• An income related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• Child Tax Credit, provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) that as of April 2012 does not exceed £ 16,190. Note: From 1st May 2009 where you are entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four week period immediately after your employment ceases, or after you start to work less than 16 hours per week, your children are entitled to Free School Meals, this may be extended

• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

• Universal Credit

If you receive working tax credits you may not be eligible for free school meals or clothing grants.

Children who receive Income Support or Income Based Jobseekers Allowance in their own right are also entitled to receive free school meals.

Please Note:  All children who currently receive free school meals and clothing grants do not need to apply each year.

• where possible all parents and guardians should apply online - you will receive an immediate response advising you whether you are eligible or not  
• if you are unable to apply online please contact the free school meals team - telephone: 01228 606060