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

Latest

New funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery equates to 1.3 million breakfasts

We’re delighted to receive new funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, meaning thousands of children at risk of hunger across England and Scotland will benefit from healthy breakfasts before lessons.
Our response to the SNP's announcement on school breakfasts

The SNP have reaffirmed its commitment to universal free school breakfast provision in all state funded primary schools, and to roll-out a pilot project for school breakfast provision in secondary schools.
Parliamentary Officer

We are looking to recruit a Parliamentary Officer to join our Policy and Campaigns Team. Working to ensure no child is too hungry to learn. Closing date for applications is 9am Wednesday 21 April.
DfE tender 2021

Magic Breakfast's reaction to the Department for Education's announcement of a new school breakfast club tender.

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
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

Prior to the pandemic, 1.7 million children in the UK were living with food insecurity. This number is, sadly, likely to have grown because of Covid-19.
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, who started buying and delivering breakfasts to five schools in the London borough of Hackney after hearing from headteachers there that many of their pupils were too hungry to learn.
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
Case studies

Our case studies demonstrate the many and diverse benefits, to children, families and the whole school, of Magic Breakfast provision.

Give a Magic Breakfast

Every 34p kindly donated to Magic Breakfast could give a child a nutritious breakfast and the chance to succeed at school. Please help us to reach more hungry children. Read more

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