Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced yesterday (18 March) that schools will close from Friday (20 March) except for the children of key workers and children with social workers or under education, health and care plans.
The Department for Education has released guidance for schools on how to provide for deprived families.
Schools are recommended to speak to in-house catering teams or providers to see if arrangements can be made to prepare meals or food parcels could be delivered to, or collected by families.
“If you use a local authority catering service, you should check if they have a scheme for providing meals or food parcels to vulnerable groups affected by coronavirus,” DfE guidance states.
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