Management Information Sheet

Register September 2021 YR intake for FSM eligibility

MI Sheet TypeAction
To Be Completed By: 21/07/2021
MI Number:99/21
Publication Date:18/06/2021 12:00:00
LA Contact:Free School Meal Finance Team
Audience:Headteachers/Finance Staff in Primary Schools with YR intake in September 21

Register September 2021 YR intake for FSM eligibility

Colleagues will be aware the DfE have permanently moved the census count date for Pupil Premium funding from January to the October census which for some schools may have affected the Pupil Premium funding received. It is therefore more important than ever to encourage the parents/ carers of new entrants that are eligible to Free School Meals (FSM) to register their eligibility as soon as their child(ren) start school.

We understand that, especially for the parents/ carers of Infant children, where the children receive a Universal Infant Free School Meal, it can be problematic to explain the benefits of registering eligibility for FSM, especially if this is the parent/ carers first child into school.

With the support of our Free School Meals/ Admission teams at the LA, we are encouraging you to ask those new entrants to have their eligibility registered now, through the Free school meals, school meals and milk web page or the forms you provide for them in your new admissions pack.

You may wish to share that link on your own Facebook pages to promote the scheme to your parents and carers.

In order to support schools with this initiative this year, and to encourage the early registration of FSM-eligibility for September 21 intake, the LA are making available the NCC EdenRed meal voucher portal and will fund for the family of every newly eligible child that registers before the end of the summer term 2021 a meal voucher to the value of £10 per eligible child.

These vouchers should be ordered for the family by the school and passed on to the parent/ carer in the usual way please.

Please mark your orders "Sept 21 Intake".

Please continue to encourage eligible families to register for free school meals as this will enable them to qualify for these vouchers, plus any other support that is made available to FSM-eligible children and families.

Please note that the vouchers will only be available to those who are eligible and have registered.

Any questions should be emailed to the Free School Meal Finance Team at fsmf@norfolk.gov.uk.

Thank you as always for your support with this initiative.