Since the programme launched in 2018, the two charities that run it, Family Action and Magic Breakfast, have recruited more than 1,800 schools in disadvantaged areas, serving over 280,000 breakfasts to children every day.
According to the DfE, up to 650 more schools will benefit from the extension of the programme, benefiting thousands more children.
Carmel McConnell, founder of Magic Breakfast, said, ‘A hungry pupil cannot learn, simple as that, so in the spirit of levelling up and unleashing Britain’s potential, it is great news that NSBP funding has been extended. Headteachers tell us that the Magic Breakfast model creates improvements in pupil behaviour, punctuality, attendance and wellbeing as a result of the NSBP.’
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