{"id":477470,"date":"2026-04-16T15:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=477470"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:50:54","slug":"southwark-park-primary-school-launches-its-free-breakfast-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/southwark-park-primary-school-launches-its-free-breakfast-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwark Park Primary School launches its free breakfast club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Southwark Park Primary in Bermondsey launched its first free breakfast club this week &#8211; with six others schools across the borough set to do the same. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club is part of the government&#8217;s roll out of free breakfast clubs across primary schools in England.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" 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It\u2019s a win-win-win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;After years of rising child poverty under the Conservatives and LibDem Coalition, I\u2019m pleased we have Government funding to open breakfast clubs in Southwark as part of a wider commitment to tackle child poverty.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMzk2NDEwMDgxNSIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1LTEwIHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCcpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICA8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Food bank use is dropping in our community and breakfast clubs will help local children do better at school as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools already taking part have served over 7 million breakfasts to date, saving families up to \u00a3450 per year and giving parents up to 95 hours back each year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government said they had evidence showing the scheme had led to improved attendance, attainment and behaviour among pupils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also referenced polling showing that nearly half of parents prioritise primary schools offering free breakfast clubs, while six in ten parents are more likely to access support when it is available to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The breakfast club at Southwark Park Primary School will run every day from 8am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"Ojzf6fSJPGl2iQg1kaqDhxYsEdmoygzHc8CJMUtnYNRXW7bZL0hsilc5GLxTACAUme46rFb8IKSjPOB9MV47T5VB0oFZ\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@southwarknews\/video\/7450189032924990752\" data-video-id=\"7450189032924990752\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@southwarknews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@southwarknews?refer=embed\">@southwarknews<\/a> <p>Is this the strictest school in Southwark? <a title=\"strict\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/strict?refer=embed\">#strict<\/a> <a title=\"secondaryschool\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/secondaryschool?refer=embed\">#secondaryschool<\/a> <a title=\"nunhead\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nunhead?refer=embed\">#nunhead<\/a> <a title=\"southwarknews\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/southwarknews?refer=embed\">#southwarknews<\/a> <a title=\"teachers\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/teachers?refer=embed\">#teachers<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"? original sound - Southwark News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7450189068371725089?refer=embed\">? original sound &#8211; Southwark News<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southwark Park Primary in Bermondsey launched its first free breakfast club this week &#8211; with six others schools across the borough set to do the same. 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