After school clubs expansion By Scottish Government - is this tokenism as it will reach a tiny number of kids

Expansion of breakfast clubs

Funding for national rollout by August 2027 New funding will allow every primary pupil in Scotland to access a breakfast club, the First Minister has said. The Scottish Budget will provide an additional £15 million in 2026-27 to expand breakfast club provision and help schools, councils and third sector partners prepare for the introduction of universal breakfast club services by August 2027. The Scottish Government then plans to invest £44 mill…

After school clubs expansion By Scottish Government - is this tokenism as it will reach a tiny number of kids

Before you start to read this item consider the statistics. According to the official Scottish Government statistics for 2024, there were approximately 379,354 primary school pupils in Scotland's schools the number of children enrolled in publicly funded primary education (Primary 1 to Primary 7) in that school year.