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hedman2003 · 27-02-2008, 22:02

I've recently been on a course with colleagues who work for the school meals service who came up with an interesting suggestion regarding scrapping or reducing child benefit but providing all school age pupils with a "free" school dinner.

The argument was that it would ensure all children received at least one hot nutritional meal per day as many of the kids did not have breakfast and sometimes their tea was very limited in terms of nutritional value.

It would also provide employment opportuniities for parents working in the school kitchens and increasing the working population

It would increase the social skills of pupils sitting down with their peers and using a knife and fork which they dont do at home

It would ensure that the child benefit was used positively and for the benefit of the child

It seemed a really good idea to me and I couldn't immediatly think of any major negatives

any thoughts?

27-02-2008, 22:02	#1
hedman2003 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 395 Liked: 6 times Rep Power: 1542	Child Benefit and School Meals I've recently been on a course with colleagues who work for the school meals service who came up with an interesting suggestion regarding scrapping or reducing child benefit but providing all school age pupils with a "free" school dinner. The argument was that it would ensure all children received at least one hot nutritional meal per day as many of the kids did not have breakfast and sometimes their tea was very limited in terms of nutritional value. It would also provide employment opportuniities for parents working in the school kitchens and increasing the working population It would increase the social skills of pupils sitting down with their peers and using a knife and fork which they dont do at home It would ensure that the child benefit was used positively and for the benefit of the child It seemed a really good idea to me and I couldn't immediatly think of any major negatives any thoughts?