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Free School Meals - Information for Parents
Friday, 17th June 2011
The key messages are:
1. Parents do not need to contact the Customer Service Centre this year to renew their free school meals. HCC will attempt to renew applications automatically on the 8th June 2011.
2. HCC will not be sending letters to all parents/carers about free school meals, just to those who are no longer eligible. These letters will be sent from the 8th June 2011.
3. Parents do not need to re-apply to the Customer Service Centre for 100% music remission. Parents will however still need to confirm to schools that they want music tuition to continue next term, as lessons can only re-start under the remission scheme once funding has been approved by the Music Service (MS).
Parents applying for the first time for free school meals will need to apply for remission of music as well.
ยท Parents receiving 50% help with music fees and wishing to continue their children’s music tuition will have to re-apply at the Customer Service Centre from 15/6/11 for music to start in September. Again, parents will need to confirm to schools that they want music tuition to start/continue next term, as lessons can only start/re-start under the remission scheme once funding has been approved by the MS
4. Parents/carers no longer need to call to advise of a change of school for transfers I.E yr 6 going into yr 7 or within a three tier system. We are working with admissions colleagues to determine this information.
If you have any queries about the processing of an application, please contact the Customer Service Centre either by e mail to howcanwehelp@hertscc.gov.uk Or by calling 0300 123 4048.