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On a mission to end child morning hunger. Offering breakfasts to over 300,000 children at risk of hunger every school day. #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
London, UK
Joined August 2010
Yesterday, the government announced the Children's Wellbeing Bill that includes a requirement for free school breakfast clubs in every primary school. Today, we are launching our #BreakfastPowersOpportunity campaign to make this commitment a reality! 📢. Join our campaign today
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We can tell you @JKCorden. Just this morning @BTS_ARMY have donated enough to provide over 14,000 Magic Breakfasts for disadvantaged children. #BTS_Army you are phenomenal! #BTSxCorden @BTSW_official @BTS_twt 💜.
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The donations are still coming in from generous BTS fans. Now totalling 36,271 breakfasts & wrap around support 💜 Thank you so much @BTS_twt @OneInAnArmy #BTSArmy #BTSxCorden #FuelforLearning
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Wonderful #BTSArmy @BTS_twt you have raised over £13,000 which will fund 44,000 Magic Breakfasts! Charity knows no borders. Look at where the donations have come from, 65 countries!💜 #BTSxCorden @OneInAnARMY Thank you💜
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The donations from #BTSArmy have been coming in all day from around the world, we are delighted to say they will now fund more than 26,000 Magic Breakfasts. Amazing!.James Corden thanks BTS fans for donating thousands towards children’s charity
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A huge heartfelt 💜 thank you to @OneInAnARMY @BTS_twt for your amazing generosity. After BTS appeared on @latelateshow fans have funded 25,000 Magic Breakfasts in one day! #BTSxCorden @JKCorden #BTSArmy
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A final count-up and a huge thank you @BTS_twt @SarahJaneCheeky @OneInAnARMY @JKCorden for all this purple love! #BTSArmy you have raised £14,701 from 69 different countries. That's 49,004 Magic Breakfasts! #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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Heartfelt thanks to a very special Secret Santa @JKCorden whose generous donation has funded breakfasts for 1,000 vulnerable families over the Christmas holidays & will provide 1,330 children with a healthy school breakfast, plus support, for an entire year. What a star!
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Loved this #BTSCarpoolKaraoke Huge thank you to #BTSARMY for your donations and to @JKCorden #papamochi for your support 💜 #FuelforLearning @latelateshow Great moves!.
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.@BootstrapCook we are so grateful for the overwhelming support from your followers over the last 24 hours. We have had a stream of donations which will enable us to reach more vulnerable children in this time of crisis. Our mission, as always is #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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Teachers in London see first-hand their pupils going hungry due to poverty. With @4in10 children in London growing up in poverty, we need to act now. #LDNChallengePoverty
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No child should be too hungry to learn or feel ashamed of their hunger, which is why we offer free healthy breakfasts to all children in our eligible schools. No stigma just great #FuelforLearning
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Copies of The Breakfast Club Adventures by @MarcusRashford will be donated to our partner schools in the summer #MarcusRashfordBookClub @MacmillanKidsUK Can't wait!📚.
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Email your MP in support of the School Breakfast Bill quickly and easily using our template:
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Each morning in school can spark a lifelong interest in anything from science to Shakespeare, but for 1.8 million children, hunger holds them back. Let's ensure there is #NoChildTooHungryToLearn - ask your MP to support the #SchoolBreakfastBill .Help us:
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"Across England this morning nearly two million children that we know of will have arrived at school ready to learn with a gnawing hunger in their stomach” @EmmaLewellBuck #SchoolBreakfastBill #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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We've just surveyed our partner schools about our holiday breakfast provision. More children have been arriving at school hungry & our holiday food has been a lifeline for many families. Please help if you can: .#NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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We’re excited to announce the first ever #GreatBigBreakfast will be taking place during the week of 7-13 June. Get together, have a breakfast and donate £2 to help fund breakfasts for hungry children so they have #FuelForSuccess. Sign up below
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@OneInAnARMY @latelateshow @JKCorden We're excited too. Thank you #BTSArmy @BTS_twt @SarahJaneCheeky and especially @JKCorden for supporting us in the first place! #NoChildTooHungryToLearn.
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@OneInAnARMY @SarahJaneCheeky @JKCorden @BTS_twt @BigHitEnt @latelateshow Your support is hugely appreciated, thank you so much ❤️.
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Children in our partner schools are loving this book by @TomPercivalsays from the #MarcusRashfordBookClub 📚.Thank you @MacmillanKidsUK for making this possible and @Literacy_Trust for providing some great resources to go with it. @MarcusRashford
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We need your help 📢 1 in 5 children are at risk of missing out on crucial, life-shaping learning because they are hungry. The #GeneralElection offers an opportunity for action. 🌟Sign our petition .🌟Write to your parliamentary candidates.🌟Download our supporter pack. Act now
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The impact @MarcusRashford has had on and off the pitch is nothing short of outstanding. He is a shining example of this country’s very best. We and the children in our partner schools are so proud of you Marcus🙏 #NoChildTooHungryToLearn.
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Children always sum it up beautifully. "Magic Breakfast is magic because it makes your brain work".#FuelforLearning #charitytuesday.
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We have something exciting to share. 📽️ . We've joined our friends @PovertyAlliance to #ChallengePoverty. 🎉 . To raise awareness we have a new short film with the WONDERFUL BAFTA winning actor, director and former Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi. 👇.
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Great to see so much positive action being taken to reach hungry children at the moment. Huge thanks to @KatyFBrand and @RCArmitage for raising vital funds. #NoChildTooHungryToLearn #EndChildFoodPoverty.
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We're delighted to partner with @MarcusRashford & @MacmillanKidsUK to launch the #MarcusRashfordBookClub, reaching thousands of children in our partner schools with #books to enjoy at home or even breakfast club. We can't wait to hear how children enjoy the stories 📖🥣
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We’re delighted that @UKLabour believe in the power of breakfast and have committed to 👉fully funded breakfast clubs in every primary school in England👈 Every day, 2.6m UK children are at risk of going to school #TooHungryToLearn. Urgent change is needed. Who agrees? 🙋♂️ #Lab22.
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We’ve done it! A year ago the DfE asked us & @family_action to set up or improve breakfast provision in 1775 schools in disadvantaged areas. A huge task but the target has been met. Over 200,000 more children are now getting their #FuelforLearning #NSBP
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Our aim is to end hunger as a barrier to education. We provide healthy breakfasts to children at risk of hunger across the UK. Please support us if you can. #NoChildTooHungryToLearn #EndChildFoodPoverty @MarcusRashford
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Meeting the people who make the magic in our breakfast clubs. The Club Leader @CopenhagenP #Islington preparing bagels for their fabulous free breakfast provision. Today this included children taking part in breakfast maths boosters #FuelforLearning
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Over 30 food insecurity, education, health and anti-poverty organisations have joined Magic Breakfast to write to @vickyford @educationgovuk calling for #BreakfastInTheBudget:
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We welcome the news that children eligible for FSM in England will get vouchers to help their families provide food over the summer holidays. Thank you @MarcusRashford for shining a light on the issue of child hunger. We will be #KeepingBreakfastGoing
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We're delighted to see @MarcusRashford has set his first fiction book in a breakfast club, inspired by his own experiences. Can't wait to read it! We know lots of children in our partner schools who are going to love this. @MacmillanKidsUK.
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Thank you so much @JKCorden and thank you again @MarcusRashford. Hunger doesn't stop in the holidays. We are #KeepingBreakfastGoing.
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It's #SATs week & today it is spelling, punctuation and grammar. Imagine trying to concentrate on conjugations and clauses when you're hungry. Help us provide more magic breakfasts #MagicSATs Thank you @russelltovey for your support
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Teachers in our partner schools are seeing the impact of the cost of living crisis on children. We look at the effect of rising costs on the communities we work with, what we're doing to help, and how you can get involved.
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Fantastic partners, Peace Train, have helped us deliver over 400,000 breakfasts to children across the UK, thank you @YusufCatStevens and Peace Train! . You can double your donation and impact by helping us raise our next 1m breakfasts via the @BigGive –
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Great to meet @eddieizzard at our stall today at #LPC23, and talk about our work in schools across the nation, as well as the wider issue of child morning hunger. No child should be too hungry to learn in the UK. #LabourConference23
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As we enter another lockdown we will be #KeepingBreakfastGoing whether children are in school or at home. Our schools are sending out breakfast packs or, thanks to @AmazonUK breakfasts are going direct to children's homes. Our aim as ever is #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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Yesterday, @CounterEditions revealed the incredible total raised by their charity print portfolio, curated by @russelltovey - enough to provide almost 400,000 breakfasts! 🍳. We are so grateful for their support and for all the artists who got involved 🧡 Thank you for helping.
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It's been a privilege to work with so many inspiring headteachers, school staff, food suppliers, delivery organisations, corporate & individual supporters in 2020 - caring people helping to provide breakfasts to vulnerable schoolchildren. Thank you & all the best for 2021 ❤️
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GOOD NEWS 🚨. We’re delighted to hear that @SadiqKhan @MayorofLondon has announced free universal lunches in all of London’s primary schools.
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Some good news! We can now support around 167,000 children across the country every day.
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Shockingly as many as 2.5 million children are at risk of hunger in the UK. This hard-hitting film highlights the reality for many families struggling to feed themselves. View here: Thanks to @all3media & Bullion Productions #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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🚨1/2 Together with 150 headteachers across the country we're urging @Jeremy_Hunt to put breakfast on the table in his #Budget2023 and expand the National School Breakfast Programme to deliver breakfast to more children and young people. Share if you agree!
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We will be providing breakfasts to children who are at risk of hunger throughout the summer holidays. Our partners @AmazonUK have offered to continue to deliver breakfast packs to children’s homes. Huge thanks to @AmazonUK for #KeepingBreakfastGoing
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We are so grateful to @Morrisons and @KelloggsUK for helping us reach more hungry children during this crisis #KeepingBreakfastGoing.
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Launching our #MagicSATs appeal, actor @russelltovey joined children @RisleyN17 for a Magic Breakfast and some fun #SATs practice! Read about his visit here:
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The average price of a takeaway coffee is £3.40. ☕. That’s also the price of funding over 12 breakfasts. 🥣. If you would normally get a coffee this weekend, why not donate to us instead? Giving up your Sunday coffee could feed a child every school morning for over 2 weeks!
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Our 'Empty Plate' installation today in partnership with @HeinzUK .1,800 empty plates representing the 1.8 million school age children in the UK at risk of starting the day too hungry to learn. #SilencetheRumble #Nochildtoohungrytolearn #EndChildFoodPoverty
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For the majority of schools, it’s half term and we understand that this can be an especially difficult week for a lot of families. Therefore, Asda cafés are offering a free bowl of @QuakerOatsUK porridge to children between 8am and 12pm! 🥣. Share this post to let others know❤️
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Heartfelt thanks to @AmazonUK who are continuing to deliver our breakfast parcels to homes throughout half-term, helping us reach hungry children. @AmazonNewsUK
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As the school year comes to an end in England we are pleased to report that this year we have doubled the number of schools we are working with, providing healthy school breakfasts to over 1,000 schools. #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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Huge thanks to everyone who emailed their MP asking them to support the #SchoolBreakfastBill. Fantastic cross-party support. Second reading scheduled for 5 February.
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We have doubled the number of schools we work with over the last year, now offering breakfasts to around 170,000 children each school day. Huge thanks to players @PostcodeLottery who have helped us achieve this. #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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We're recruiting. We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Executive and a Data Officer to join our growing team, working to ensure no child is too hungry to learn. Details here:
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The young people we support are the focus of everything we do. As we work to ensure there is no child too hungry to learn, we want young people to lead the way. To do this, we are pleased to say we are now recruiting Youth Campaigners! Find out more:
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Our friends @Dishoom have always been so supportive of our work - did you know they've donated over 10 million meals to hungry children in the UK and India?.@marksandspencer we've always been great fans of yours too and would love to talk!.
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We can't thank you enough @KatyFBrand for organising and all your fabulous, generous followers for donating. This is a fantastic total, which will fund 100,000 breakfasts! Much needed #FuelforLearning. #NoChildTooHungryToLearn.
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Good news! More pupils to get access to free school breakfasts in child hunger fight @family_action #fuelforlearning.
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Look which Hollywood star popped in for breakfast today! It's Guardians of the Galaxy's @WillPoulter! 🤩 . Children at our partner school @KeyworthPrimary were thrilled Will came to join in their #GreatBigBreakfast celebration!❤️ . Host your own event 👉
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We love Marcus Radishford @AldiUK! Thank you @MarcusRashford for nominating us as the charity beneficiary of £10,000 from the sale of these toys! On sale from 25th Nov. #NoChildTooHungryToLearn.
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We are delighted that @theSNP has taken onboard our recommendations and pledged to provide free, nutritious breakfasts to all schoolchildren in state-funded primary and special schools across Scotland, including during the holidays. @PPLPubAffairs .#FuelforLearning
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We have received a fantastic £450,000 of funding this year thanks to players of @PostcodeLottery, which equates to 1.3 million healthy school breakfasts. #FuelforLearning. Thank you! @PPLComms
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Magic Breakfast to expand food support for thousands more children in 20th anniversary year
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“Children would come to school with a bar of chocolate or a packet of crisps for breakfast . It absolutely impacts their learning. Attendance was poor, and academic achievement was poor.” @OldHallDrive @theipaper
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Our thanks to @HeinzUK for this fantastic support, helping us reach disadvantaged children during #schoolclosuresuk.
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We're delighted to announce a new partnership with @weetabix who will be helping us feed hungry children across the UK by providing nearly 2 million nutritious breakfasts!.#FuelForLearning #HaveYouHadYourWeetabix
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We're full of beanz! No Added Sugar Heinz Beanz now have a familiar logo on them! Thank you so much @HeinzUK for your support. Beanz for #breakfast! Top idea. #FuelforLearning
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School breakfasts are about more than food. 82% of teachers we surveyed reported that school breakfasts improve mental and emotional wellbeing, & 80% said they helped tackle loneliness & social isolation. The best start to the day in so many ways. #YouthMentalHealthDay
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This year, it’s more important than ever that all children start the day with the fuel they need to succeed in and out of the classroom. A healthy breakfast can provide this. Thank you @RachelRileyRR for supporting #FuelForSuccess. You can support at
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Before the pandemic, 17% of pupils at King's Cross Academy qualified for free school meals. In just a few years, it has rocketed to 41%. Parents are going without to provide for their children, and putting food on the table is a struggle. @thetimes
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"Breakfast club was a safe haven for me, and I wanted to capture the unity and togetherness of that space. A space where my lifelong friendships were formed." .Lovely interview with our hero @MarcusRashford in the @ObserverUK #MarcusRashfordBookClub.
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Our Founder @MagicCarmel receiving a special thank you gift from headteacher @nicoladnoble Handmade breakfast crockery made by the clever children at #BlueGatesFieldPrimary. Thank you Carmel 🧡 20 amazing years
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@russelltovey is right! £3 can provide a nutritious breakfast to a child or young person for TWO whole weeks. the same price as ☕ on the go! . This February, gather your tribe and host a #GreatBigBreakfast! 😍👉. Thanks Russell for your support!💪🧡
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@BogdaN4aLL @choi_bts2 @JKCorden @BTS_ARMY @BTSW_official @BTS_twt or via paypal Thank you so much 💜.
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Thank you @russelltovey for telling viewers of @BBCTheOneShow about what we do and our #MagicSATs campaign #FuelforLearning
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Today we echo the calls of teachers and urge the Government to bring forward school breakfast legislation, backed by @ArlaDairyUK @HeinzUK @KelloggsUKI & @NYBakeryCo who have been working with us to get breakfast food to children throughout the pandemic.
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"Kids deserve to be fed and not worry about being hungry" - @russelltovey. This year, you could host your own Great Big Breakfast and raise money to fund breakfasts for hungry schoolchildren. Thank you to Russell for your continuous support❤️.
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Huge thanks to all the generous @theipaper readers as our appeal breaks the target for a third time with £191,829 raised! #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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We are working to ensure disadvantaged children still receive breakfast during school closures #covid19UK #FuelforLearning
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Delighted success of the National School Breakfast Programme recognised @TSEawards @family_action @educationgovuk
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So proud of our founder @MagicCarmel who today receives an honorary doctorate from @OpenUniversity in recognition of her work to tackle classroom hunger #OU_ceremonies #welldeserved
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It's National School Meals Week #NSMW and we'd like to say a heartfelt thank you to all the breakfast club staff and volunteers who serve Magic Breakfasts every day. Every one a #SchoolMealsHero!
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We are delighted to team up with @HeinzUK to reach more children at risk of hunger #FuelforLearning.
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As many as 1.8 million school age children are at risk of hunger in the UK. A nutritious school breakfast provides a 2 month educational advantage per child in 1 academic year. Help us end classroom hunger
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Breakfast isn't just about filling hungry tummies. 81% of schools we surveyed agreed that school breakfasts have a positive impact on the mental and emotional wellbeing of their pupils. #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Imagine a future where no child in the UK arrives at school too hungry to learn, where every child has a nutritious breakfast giving them the fuel they need to reach their full potential… that’s our aim. #WorldChildrenDay @UNICEF_uk #FuelforLearning
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1.8m school age children are at risk of hunger in the UK. Hungry children can be distruptive, distracted & lethargic, missing out on a whole morning of learning. A Magic Breakfast makes a huge difference. Let's end hunger as a barrier to education
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Wow we did it! We hit our @BigGive #ChristmasChallenge19 target. Thank you so so much for your generous donations and for sharing our message. £100,000 will fund many much needed healthy school breakfasts. Just fantastic! #FuelforLearning #Onthedouble
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A healthy school breakfast gives children a chance to socialise, relax, & make new friends before the school day begins. A boost for shy children or those feeling lonely #LonelinessAwarenessWeek #FuelforLearning
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So excited to share the new dance track, #BringItHome, by our partner school @Flaketweet supporting our football heroes in the 2024 Euros, while raising vital funds for Magic Breakfast. Thank you to everyone at Flakefleet, we are so grateful 🧡⚽️🏴 #NoChildTooHungryToLearn
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📢 Breakfast mention in the House of Commons 📢. Yesterday in the @HouseofCommons, @SharonHodgsonMP asked the @educationgovuk for an assessment of the National School Breakfast Programme. Currently, the NSBP only reaches ONE QUARTER of schools with high deprivation in England.
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It’s #WorldTeachersDay! 🏫 🍎 ✏️ . To celebrate the importance of teachers, we thought we’d ask a few of our WONDERFUL celebrity supporters who their favourite teacher was ❤️ . To kick us off. the incredible Magic Breakfast supporter and actor, @russelltovey 🌟
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.@MagicCarmel on @BBCBreakfast this morning sharing the good news that more pupils will now be able to access a healthy school breakfast thanks to additional funding for the National School Breakfast Programme #FuelforLearning #NSBP
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