上海崇明区2024年九年级一模英语试卷试题详情
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On 20 February, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, announced a plan to offer free school meals to all primary school pupils in London in the next academic year. Khan's plan will help around 270,000 pupils and will cost £130 million.
In recent years, the cost of basic items like food and energy has gone up, putting pressure on some families. Research shows that when children have a healthy1 they learn more in class. Khan had free school meals when he was younger, and he told The Week Junior, "It is important for everyone to eat the2 food together. Meals are a time to sit and talk to your friends. No one should be made to feel different or have to sit at another table because they get free meals."
The plan won't start until September because kitchens require time to3 more staff and get ready to make more lunches. Khan said, "If overnight, every school in London had to do free school meals, there would be chaos (混乱) in the kitchens."
The4 for who gets free school meals are different all over the UK. In the rest of England, all pupils from Reception to Year 2 are given free meals. Older children in England and Scotland from eligible families (those who can prove they require them)5 get free meals. In Northern Ireland, free meals are only available to children from eligible families. In Wales, from 2024 all primary school children will get them.
Victoria Benson from Gingerbread, a charity that supports single parents, said the plan "will be a huge relief (减轻) to many parents that their child will now be fed at school." However, not everyone6 the plan. Some people think all secondary school pupils should be given free meals too. Others say free meals should only be given to those who really require them.
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