This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Systems and School Support Manager, Paul Brotherton, for the attention of Free School Meal Administrators in Schools within SBC'S FSM SLA.
As a reminder, your termly FSM batch check for Autumn term 2019 is due by Wednesday 11th December 2019. Please ensure you complete your spreadsheet fully, accurately and that data is supplied in the correct format.
When you have submitted your file via S2S, please e-mail me to confirm and let me know the filename you have used.
Please only submit applicants who:
- have not been checked before
- have previously been deemed as not eligible for FSM
- have children due to start at school next term who as far as you are aware are not eligible for free school meals
Nobody who you know is currently eligible for free school meals should be included.
Please note, we will be unable to accept spreadsheets after the above deadline. If you cannot include the applicant details for new FSM ineligible starters on your forthcoming spreadsheet you can make use of the below facilities at anytime:
- S2S messaging - send individual application check requests (remembering you can only include a maximum of 5 children per message)
- SBC website - signpost parents to complete the Slough Borough Council online FSM application or complete it on their behalf
New starters
Where you have any new starters joining you in January, please ensure your school obtains CTFs from the previous school (if applicable). If the CTF indicates the child is currently FSM eligible or was eligible at any point from 01/04/2018, you must continue to provide free school meals. You will not need to complete any further eligibility checks.
Guidance and templates
All guidance and templates has previously been e-mailed to all FSM contacts in each school. The batch spreadsheet template and a reminder of submission dates is attached.
If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail FSM.Admin@Slough.gov.uk