School Meals
Healthy Lunchtimes
At Oakley Church of England Junior School we encourage children to develop healthy lifestyles by considering what constitutes a healthy meal, as well as encouraging children to take plenty of exercise both during P.E lessons and through active playtime. Evidence from current research shows that:
- Children are better prepared for learning if they eat well
- Children make more progress if they have eaten the right nutritional lunch
- Only 1% of packed lunches provide the correct nutrition
- Eating hot dinners is an important social occasion and the children learn vital social skills
One of the easiest ways to ensure that your child gets all the nutrients they need is for them to have a hot school dinner provided through our partnership with HC3S.
Online Payments
SCOPAY is used to pay for school dinners (must be paid in advance) and school trips. As part of our response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we are now a cashless office. This helps us to avoid the unnecessary movement of staff and children around the school delivering envelopes and reduces the touch points for our administration team. It also has the added benefit of making school administration much more streamlined. We are more than happy to support and guide parents who are new to using SCOPAY. Please feel welcome to call the school office during term time if you need help setting up or making a payment.
The SCOPAY system is easy to use. You can access SCOPAY online from your webbrowser: https://www.scopay.com/login.html Some parents have found that the initial set up is easier to complete on a desktop or laptop, but once set up the SCOPAY app works really well for them. The SCOPAY app is available to download on Android and iOS operating systems. If you do not have a log in for SCOPAY please email adminoffice@oakley-jun.hants.sch.uk and we will be happy to provide one for you. Parent FAQs for SCOPAY can be found here: https://www.scopay.com/faqs.html
Please ensure your child's dinner account is in credit before they order their meals.
Free School Meals
If your child is eligible for free meals please apply using this link
• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• Income Support • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guarantee element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit In addition, the following pupils will be protected against losing their free school meals as follows:
Since 1 April 2018, all existing free school meals claimants have continued to receive free school meals whilst Universal Credit is rolled out. This applies even if their earnings rise above the threshold during that time.
In addition, any pupil gaining eligibility for free school meals after 1 April 2018 will be protected against losing free school meals until March 2025.
After March 2025, any existing claimants that no longer meet the eligibility criteria at that point (because they are earning above the threshold or are no longer a recipient of Universal Credit) will continue to receive free school meals until the end of their current phase of education (i.e. primary or secondary). A pupil is only eligible to receive a free school meal when a claim for the meal has been made on their behalf and their eligibility, or protected status, has been verified by the school where they are enrolled or by the local authority.