School Meals Service
The Schools Health Promotion and Nutrition Scotland Act 2007 requires all local authorities to ensure that food and drink provided comply with nutritional requirements.
School meals are very much part of a whole school approach and part of the daily learning experience for children in school.
At Earlston Primary we believe that school meals should be an interesting and enjoyable time. Our philosophy is to help children toward a good diet by providing an attractive and interesting range of wholesome cooked food made from excellent fresh quality ingredients, and there is virtually no processed food offered or used at any stage in the process. Many of the foods used are sourced from local food providers in Scottish Borders.
Your child will have a choice of:
Menus are issued online throughout the year and are based on a four week menu cycle. A pre-ordering system (ParentPay)is in place which allows you to spend time discussing your child's weekly choices in advance.
ParentPay is a truly cashless catering system, making schools safer and giving you peace of mind. Paying for your child’s school meals online gives you more control and greater visibility over the food choices they are making.
There’s no need for children to take cash into school - you can top up your balance using any one of the payment methods accepted.
Your balance will be updated daily based on the meals your child selects.
View meal choices online in schools using compatible cashless till systems.
Space is provided for pupils to take packed lunches in the school dining room.
Online Menus can be found at: www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/742/school_meal_menus or via ParentPay.
It is the parent or carers responsibility to apply for free school meals and application forms can be downloaded from Scottish Borders council website.
P1-P5 Free School Meals
All Scottish P1-P5 pupils are in receipt of free school meals as of August 2021.
Free School Meal Entitlement
The government provides assistance to families on low income to access school meals through The Education (School Meals) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and the Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
To qualify for free school meals, you must meet one of the following criteria.
Disclaimer
Please note that whilst information provided on this website is considered to be correct at the time of printing, it is possible that there may be some inaccuracy by the time you read it.
The Schools Health Promotion and Nutrition Scotland Act 2007 requires all local authorities to ensure that food and drink provided comply with nutritional requirements.
School meals are very much part of a whole school approach and part of the daily learning experience for children in school.
At Earlston Primary we believe that school meals should be an interesting and enjoyable time. Our philosophy is to help children toward a good diet by providing an attractive and interesting range of wholesome cooked food made from excellent fresh quality ingredients, and there is virtually no processed food offered or used at any stage in the process. Many of the foods used are sourced from local food providers in Scottish Borders.
Your child will have a choice of:
- soup with a sandwich or
- one of two main course options
- school packed lunch
Menus are issued online throughout the year and are based on a four week menu cycle. A pre-ordering system (ParentPay)is in place which allows you to spend time discussing your child's weekly choices in advance.
ParentPay is a truly cashless catering system, making schools safer and giving you peace of mind. Paying for your child’s school meals online gives you more control and greater visibility over the food choices they are making.
There’s no need for children to take cash into school - you can top up your balance using any one of the payment methods accepted.
Your balance will be updated daily based on the meals your child selects.
View meal choices online in schools using compatible cashless till systems.
Space is provided for pupils to take packed lunches in the school dining room.
Online Menus can be found at: www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/742/school_meal_menus or via ParentPay.
It is the parent or carers responsibility to apply for free school meals and application forms can be downloaded from Scottish Borders council website.
P1-P5 Free School Meals
All Scottish P1-P5 pupils are in receipt of free school meals as of August 2021.
Free School Meal Entitlement
The government provides assistance to families on low income to access school meals through The Education (School Meals) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 and the Education (School Lunches) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
To qualify for free school meals, you must meet one of the following criteria.
- receive Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based) or Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related)
- Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, with an annual income less than £17,005
- both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit with an annual income of up to £7,920
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Universal Credit with monthly earnings less than £660
Disclaimer
Please note that whilst information provided on this website is considered to be correct at the time of printing, it is possible that there may be some inaccuracy by the time you read it.