Update for schools: 13 May 2021

This update contains a reminder about the free school meal vouchers scheme for half-term and a letter sent from the Leader of the Council to the Secretary of State.

REMINDER: Free school meal vouchers for May half-term

A reminder that the council will be providing free school meal vouchers for children to cover the May half-term holiday.

In order for us to allocate the correct number of vouchers to each school, and minimise the need for schools to make follow-up requests, we need each school to complete this Reception to Year 14 online form, which we will use as the basis for the actual allocation. Additionally, if you have nursery-aged children eligible for Early Years free school meals, please complete this Early Years online form.

Please can you read through the relevant DfE guidance suggested on the online form and ensure children meet the DfE eligibility criteria before submitting numbers.  For information we have also made available on Perspective the number of free school meal vouchers that were allocated to your school for the Easter holiday.

Please can the online form be submitted by tomorrow, 14th May 2021. If no online form has been submitted by a school, we will be contacting schools to determine whether half-term holiday voucher codes are required.

We intend to upload the voucher codes to Perspective by Tuesday 18th May at the latest to allow time for schools to distribute before the half-term holiday.

Any issues completing the online form or accessing Perspective please e-mail educationdata@birmingham.gov.uk

Letter from Leader of the Council to the Secretary of State

Please find attached with this update a letter sent yesterday from the Leader of the Council, Cllr Ian Ward, and Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Culture, Cllr Jayne Francis.

Children’s Commissioner survey: The Big Ask

A reminder that the Children’s Commissioner is running the largest ever survey of children in England, The Big Ask, to inform society’s recovery post-pandemic. Please encourage children and young people to complete the survey which should take 5-10 minutes to complete.

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