Re: 37p
 

Thats just about what I expected! The money for free school meals should not come from the school. The school should calculate the amount required for a school meal and subtract the 37p subsidy, this is the amount paying parents should pay.

For the free meals children the schools should claim the money for their meals from DSS or IS or whoever decided those parents don't need to pay. Paying parents should not by charged the extra.

Eventually we appear to have got to the bottom of the 37p. It is not supposed to pay for all the meal, just subsidise it. If Jamie Oliver is trying to produce meals for 37p he must not understand this.

Re: 37p
 

Well they will bow down to pressure but they haven't really made much a diff n us parents arn't stooopid as to why they are doing it .....mmmm bagsy who wants my vote?!!

Re: 37p
 

Thankgod for that I've just been reading this thread thinking it doesn't make sense :o !! So it's not me that's thick it's Jamie Oliver phew :D

Re: 37p
 

Sadly a lot of people [those that bother to vote,] aren't as intelligent as you.

Look who was elected into leading HBC.

Re: 37p
 

PMSL Garinda tell me about it to much niaveness or gullableness HBC is a shambles atm lol tho ta 4 the compliment :)

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Eh im confused!!!! :confused: so whats the 37p bit then?? subsidised to how much?! oh brain ache :( the school according to the prog subsidises the extra do they dont they ???

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Can I reserve judgement on that for a while longer please? :D:D

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The 37p is the bit the government give to the school to go towards the meal not for the meal. That is why it is a subsidy and not the total cost.

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l'm just glad kids still get subsidised or free meals whilst at school. l bet they've thought of stopping them altogether.
When Thatcher was Minister for Education in Heath's Government she stopped the free milk for every child that we used to get.
[It was always a bit warm, and made me feel peculiar!]

Re: 37p
 

You can you cheeky boy :D but only because I'm still reserving judgement on it myself!!

I sort of saw abit of it last night but me and Slinky were on the wine so I can't remeber alot of what happened !!

Re: 37p
 

Ah thanx Neil i understand now tis all confusing all these figures tho suppose then the standard are attributed to the LEA n the schools funding to top it up ie why they charge £1.50 n its just gone up an all

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Yeh i remember that LOL cheeky kids warm milk pmsl!!

Re: 37p
 

why do people keep saying jamie is sayin 37p to put a bit of a spin on the situation

the fact is the head teacher who has her budget given to her from the government which is 37p gave jamie that target he didnt make it up himself thats why he is infuriated that he cant make a decent health meal for that amount

Re: 37p
 

The Head must be trying to use the 37p subsidy to pay for the whole meal so as not to charge any children extra. Unless of course the majority of the children get free meals so the Head can't rip off any paying parents!!