College Meals

(Learning Centre)

Lunchtime

Lunchtime is from 12:25pm to 1:35pm. There are two sittings which are rotated by year group. Pupils choose their meal from a healthy range of options daily. A vegetarian and Halal option is available every day. Several of our students have severe nut allergies, so we are a nut free College. College meals can be paid for securely through Arbor, our parent communication app. The price for a College meal will be £2.90 per day, this will be changed in line with Local Authority increases and College do not set the price of a College meal. We will inform parents in advance of any changes to the price.   An example menu is available on request. 

Home Packed Lunches 

Students may wish to bring packed lunch to the Learning Centre, we would ask that students do not bring in any fizzy drinks or energy drinks. 

Due to health & safety guidelines we are unable to reheat precooked foods at the Learning Centre. 

Free College Meals 

Colleges receive Pupil Premium funding to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap with their peers. 

Pupil Premium funding also supports children and young people who have parents in the regular armed forces. 

The funding is allocated to Colleges according to the number of their students who are registered to receive FREE COLLEGE MEALS (or have done so at any time in the preceding six years), 'Looked after children', adopted from care, under a special guardianship order, a residence order or a child arrangements order having left care or families with a parent in the regular armed forces. 

Families who meet the criteria listed below should automatically be registered for free College meals with the local authority, even if their child(ren) prefers, and will continue to have, packed lunches: - 

•      Income Support (IS) 

•      Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA) 

•      Income-related Employment and Support Allowance 

•      Support from NASS (National Asylum Support Service) under part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 

•      The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit 

•      Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than £16,190 

•      Working Tax Credit run-on 

•      Universal Credit 

If you have any queries about free College meals, you can contact the council by emailing benefits@oldham.gov.uk