Breakfast Club
The introduction of the daily Breakfast Club at KAA was of particular importance following the school’s displacement from its building in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. Reports of some students arriving at school hungry having not had a proper breakfast at home, and this having a negative impact on behaviour and learning, prompted the establishment of this service which feeds over 100 pupils and 20 teachers each day.
With the number of students claiming Free School Meals higher than ever before - and double the national average rate - our Breakfast Club has been vital in ensuring students start the day with a proper meal and support if they need it.
Dubbed ‘Family Breakfast’, the breakfast club provides much more than just food – though the food is fantastic and nutritious (yoghurt and fruit, eggs, wholemeal toast, porridge and healthy cereals) and all made on-site from scratch – even the yoghurt!
86% of students attending our Breakfast Club agreed that eating a proper breakfast helped them concentrate at school.
78% of students who took part in the survey agreed that they could make healthy choices from what was on offer at Breakfast Club.
43% of students said that they had made new friends at Breakfast Club.
60% of students have used breakfast club to catch up on schoolwork.
"At SWS we work with many of the most vulnerable students in the school. They are often hungry which affects everything, from mood to confidence to sense of self. Giving them breakfast is a small act which makes a huge difference to their whole day. We are so grateful for the funding for Breakfast Club."
— Mr Dellow, School Within School Key Worker
Breakfast is widely regarded as ‘the most important meal of the day’, helping to replenish energy levels, boost alertness and ensure all round good health. With a large proportion of KAA students eligible for free school meals, the opportunity provided by breakfast club – a free and nutritious start to their day – is hugely valuable for their wellbeing and ability to succeed at school.
Family Breakfast provides a safe space to develop friendships through talk and play and to meet with teachers and mentors, who use the time to prepare students for the school day ahead, chat through problems and offer counsel. In particular, the staff of our alternative provision programme, School Within a School, regularly breakfast with their cohorts in order to provide them with a smooth transition from home to school each morning.
The Breakfast Club is funded by donations to the KAA Intrepidus Trust.
“Breakfast club brightens me up and gets me ready for the day, it also has helped me arrive to school early”
“Breakfast club means I don’t get hungry in lessons and I can focus”
“Breakfast club makes me happier in the morning, because I get something to eat and play games, and it’s fun”
