A morning club which provides primary school pupils with a nutritious breakfast is expanding to cater for more students.
The Breakfast Club, held at Ramsey Grammar School, currently offers breakfast for pupils in year one and two at Bunscoill Rhumsaa but is expanding to include students in other year groups at the school in the new year.
The club, which has been running since mid-October, was started to help parents attend work, further education or training while ensuring that their children have appropriate care and regular access to a nutritious breakfast before the school day.
It also encourages school attendance and reduces late attendance amongst the participating students and helps them with concentration and learning in class.
‘The students have a healthy breakfast before being escorted to Bunscoill Rhumsaa, where they are “handed over” to teaching staff at the start of the school day.
‘We have established our systems and are now able to increase capacity to offer this service to a wider number of students,’ Annette said.
The two schools run the club in partnership and the initiative is supported by the Department of Education and Children and the Department of Economic Development.
Bunscoill Rhumsaa headteacher, David Jenkins, said: ‘Our students are really happy at the Breakfast Club and are keen to tell us about their experiences at the “big school” across the road.
‘There is no doubt that the club will help to smooth the transition between primary and secondary school for the students involved.’
Graham Cregeen MHK, the politician responsible for employment and skills, added that he was ‘very supportive of any pilot scheme which helps parents to work’.
Parents of students who wish to become members of the Breakfast Club are asked to email Angela Haslett at a.haslett@rgs.sch.im
Source: IOM Today
