Free school breakfasts are to be trialed in secondary schools from next week, paid for by Scottish Government funding.
From next week, kitchen staff in high schools and junior high schools in Shetland will provide a hot drink, a choice of cereals, toast and fruit for secondary pupils in the mornings before the start of the school day.
The free breakfast scheme will run for a trial period, hopefully until March, and will be funded through the Scottish Government’s Islands Emergency Cost Crisis Fund, announced last month.
David Sandison, Chair of the Council’s Education and Families Committee said: “I’m pleased that we’ve been able to access this funding to help ensure that young people can access a free school breakfast. This will undoubtedly get them off to a healthy start in the mornings and support their learning. I look forward to hearing how this trial period goes.”
For more information on the Scottish Government’s Islands Emergency Cost Crisis Fund please look up: https://www.gov.scot/news/support-for-island-communities/