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<p>The department is investing up to £26 million in a breakfast club programme, using
funds from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy revenues. This money will kick-start or improve
breakfast clubs in over 1,700 schools. The focus of these clubs has been to target
the most disadvantaged areas of the country – including the Department for Education’s
Opportunity Areas – to help make sure every child gets the best start in life.</p><p>A
contract was awarded to Family Action in March 2018 and will run until March 2020.
Family Action, in partnership with Magic Breakfast, have both been named as the leading
charities responsible for running the Breakfast Club programme. Family Action are
distributing the appropriate funding to participating schools who meet the eligibility
criteria.</p><p>We monitor management information from the programme on an ongoing
basis and will also review the effectiveness of the programme fully once the programme
concludes including the number of children attending.</p><p>In March 2019, Family
Action indicated that by the start of the summer term over 250,000 children would
be benefiting from the programme. The contract for the National Schools Breakfast
Programme required the contractor Family Action to provide breakfast provision to
at least 1,500 schools across England. This has now been surpassed by Family Action
and Magic Breakfast by who have recruited more than 1,700 schools.</p><p>Decisions
about any funding beyond March 2020 will be taken as part of the upcoming Spending
Review.</p><p> </p>
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