Our Trustees

For contact with Magic Breakfast's Trustees please go through the Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Ximena Del Castillo, [email protected]

For bios of Magic Breakfast's Trustees, see link below

Trustee biographies

Magic Breakfast's Board of Trustees reflect a broad range of expertise needed to govern the charity most effectively. Read more

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Forrest Metherell Runs - 100Km in 7 Days

I feel passionate about helping children receive equal opportunities in life, regardless of their backgrounds.
Keeping Breakfast Going over the Summer Holidays

For lots of us, the summer holidays are a time to relax and have fun but for some children, they mark the end of a guaranteed healthy meal each day. Let's help Magic Breakfast keep feeding vulnerable children in the UK, so they too can enjoy their summer holidays.
Why Keeping Breakfast Going throughout the holidays is so important

Magic Breakfast’s nutritionist Annah Herbert-Graham discusses how irregular eating patterns can contribute to various health issues, and emphasises the importance of maintaining a healthy diet throughout school holidays to support young tummies and minds
Marcus Rashford response

Magic Breakfast welcomes the Government's announcement that children eligible for free school meals in term time in England will get a six-week voucher for the summer holidays.

Apply for Magic Breakfast provision

If you have identified pupils at your school who would benefit from a nutritious breakfast, please read about our eligibility criteria, then we look forward to receiving your application
What we do

Magic Breakfast provides nutritious breakfasts to children as fuel for learning and expert support to schools
The team

Magic Breakfast's head office is in London (this office space is kindly lent to us by Pearson), but our School Partners are located all over England and Scotland so they can be close to the schools they work with.
What can a school expect from us?

Magic Breakfast not only provides food aid to schools, but has an expert team to help identify and reach every hungry pupil, offer nutrition advice and training, give parents nutrition and food hygiene training, and advise on post-breakfast activities such as book clubs and exercise sessions.
Why we are needed

As many as 1.8 million school age children are at risk of hunger in the UK
What does a magic breakfast look like?

We provide schools with low sugar, low salt, low fat, nutritious breakfast food for children. A "magic" breakfast consists of porridge, cereal, specially made protein rich bagels and fresh fruit juice.
National School Breakfast Programme

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Family Action to deliver the Department for Education's National School Breakfast Programme
How Magic Breakfast began

Magic Breakfast was founded by Carmel McConnell, MBE, in 2003, but she started buying and delivering breakfasts to five schools in the London borough of Hackney three years previously after hearing from headteachers there that many of their pupils couldn't concentrate until they had had their lunch as they were too hungry.
Impact of Magic Breakfast

Teachers at our partner schools report that pupils who have eaten a nutritious "magic" breakfast have improved concentration, energy, alertness, punctuality, behaviour, social skills, health and educational attainment.
Ordering your food deliveries

Schools in partnership with Magic Breakfast get food delivered regularly, straight to the door

Your donation will support us as we provide healthy and nutritious breakfasts to children at risk of hunger during these challenging times. Thank you for helping us to reach more hungry children. Read more

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