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<p>The Government is committed to addressing food insecurity, particularly for children.
Our eligibility criteria for free school meals support children from the most disadvantaged
backgrounds by providing a free and healthy school meal each day. Including food insecurity
in the National Curriculum is a recommendation arising from the Children’s Future
Food Inquiry. We welcome this report and will reflect carefully on it over the coming
months and consider how we can best respond to the important issues raised.</p><p>
</p><p>The National Curriculum on design and technology in secondary schools covers
cooking, emphasising the importance of this as a crucial life skill that enables pupils
to feed themselves and others affordably and well. The National Curriculum for citizenship
in secondary schools sets out that teaching should prepare pupils to manage their
money well, make sound financial decisions, and plan for future financial needs. From
primary school through to secondary, the mathematics National Curriculum covers money
and how mathematics is necessary for financial literacy.</p>
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