It’s Children’s Mental Health Week, and 84% of our partner schools report that school breakfast has a positive impact on their student’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Each year, we ask our partner schools about the biggest challenges they and the wider school community are facing, and how Magic Breakfast is making a difference for their pupils and families.
The findings are clear. Schools told us that breakfast can make a big difference for children and young people who come to school hungry.
Results from our Annual Breakfast Survey tell us that 84% of our partner schools report that school breakfast has had a positive impact on their student’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Hunger has a serious and far reaching impact on a child’s ability to learn and thrive at school.
Teacher, Magic Breakfast partner school, Scotland
School breakfasts give children a calm, positive start to the day where they feel welcomed, cared for, and part of the school community. It’s a place to build connections with their friends, and with teachers who can have informal check-ins to see how they’re feeling.
The breakfast clubs have been life changing, and I’ve noticed such a difference in the boys. They’re happier, more focused.
Parent, Magic Breakfast partner school, North West
The magic of school breakfast isn’t just the food. And what we hear from teachers, parents, and pupils in our partner schools is testament to that.
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