Free School Meals Registration

If you are on a low income or benefits and have children at school then you could be eligible for free school meals for your children.

As part of a recent Scottish Government Campaign £120 million has been provided to help raise attainment with a focus on supporting those children and young people who face barriers to their learning due to the impact of poverty. The funding is called Pupil Equity Funding (PEF).

For each pupil who is registered for free school meals, their school receives £1200 pupil equity funding from the government. This money is to help your school to fund a wide range of initiatives to support achievement.

If you are eligible for free school meals, please register your child now. Even if your child does not wish to take up the option of having the free school meal every day, we would encourage you to register so that the school will receive the pupil equity funding to support learning.

Registering is easy and will only take a short time to complete. Application forms can be accessed in the following ways-

EMAs – Session 2017-18

Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) provide financial support to eligible 16 to 19 year olds who want to continue learning.

If you are eligible for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), you must complete the following every academic year:

  • an EMA application form
  • a learning agreement

Check www.emascotland.com to see if you are eligible.

Renewals require a new application form and the learning agreement to be completed each year.  Application Forms are available from the school office.