If you are in receipt of Free School Melas, please make sure to read this update.
2nd April 2020
Dear parent or carer,
Change in Free School Meals Scheme
On the 31st March, the government announced a new national voucher scheme for families that qualify for Free School Meals. We are writing to you to inform you that we will be changing from the scheme we are currently using to the new government one from Monday 20th April 2020.
There will be no financial impact on what you are receiving now; you will still be issued a voucher each week, for the same amount of £15 per child per week. However, the government use a different system for claiming your voucher, and therefore there will be a change to where you will need to go to download your voucher.
Voucher codes will still come to you via email, and you will be able to log in to the new parental portal via the Edenred online system: https://www.edenred.co.uk/reward-recipients/Free-School-Meal-Vouchers/. You will also be able to select your supermarket of choice and redeem your voucher when you go shopping. Supermarkets on the scheme are:
Morrisons
Tesco
Sainsbury’s
Asda
Waitrose
M&S
Easter arrangements
On the week commencing the 6th of April we will issue a 2-week voucher to the value of £30 to cover the Easter period.
We will of course keep you updated on any further developments around school provisions during this time by email or text, but please also check the academy website for the latest news and updates.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Shilpa Rathore
Principal, Oasis Academy Boulton.