Food at Morning Break in Schools
Many primary schools in Clackmannanshire run tuckshops at morning break. There is an increasing emphasis on using the tuckshop to promote enterprise activities and healthy eating. Most schools, in consultation with pupils, have changed the products that are sold in tuckshops from confectionary, crisps and fizzy juice to fruit, cereal bars, water and fruit juice.
Milk Scheme
Most primary schools in Clackmannanshire operate a Milk Scheme. Under the Scheme, all children who are entitled to free school meals can have a 200ml carton of chilled, semi-skimmed milk at morning break, free of charge. Other children and their parents can choose to opt-in to the Scheme and pay 15p per day (2008/09 academic session).
Many schools are linking the Milk Scheme with the Free Fruit for P1 and P2 pupils initiative (see below) and the development of healthy tuckshops to provide a healthy snack at morning break.
Fruit Scheme
The Scottish Government funds a scheme to provide free fruit to pupils in P1 and P2 , three days per week during term time. For more information see the Free Fruit Initiative section at the Scottish Government website. Some schools have extended this to provide fruit more widely, either paid or free.
Contact information
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Facilities, Schools & Welfare Team, Services to People
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
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Email: fswsupport@clacks.gov.uk
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