'School breakfast club has best toast in the world'

'School breakfast club has best toast in the world'9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCharlotte Bentonin TelfordBBCPupils at Lawley Primary School in Telford said they felt ready to learn after attending the government-funded clubA primary school says attendance has improved and pupils are "more settled" since a free breakfast club was set up.Lawley Primary School, in Telford, was one of 750 schools to join the government-funded scheme in April last year. Since then, about 120 children have attended the 30-minute daily session.Head teacher Carol McQuiggan said the pilot, which is due to be expanded into five more primary schools across the town, had had a "really positive impact"."Teachers do report the children are more settled to learn, they've had 30 minutes of social time with their friends, they've had a nice healthy breakfast and then they are better in class", she said.McQuiggan added that the free club had helped to increase attendance. "It's an option now that parents can get their children here at 08:15 GMT and sometimes that works better for families," she explained.The head teacher had been concerned when the scheme started, that the club could put too much pressure on staff and the funding could be too low.However, 12 months later, McQuiggan was satisfied the pilot was working. "The costs are always important", she said, but added that with 68p from the government, per pupil, per day, it was a "sustainable model ". Head teacher Carol McQuiggan said any concerns she had about the scheme when it started had been put to bedPupils who regularly attend the club all praised the food, which includes cereal, toast and porridge, and said they had benefitted from scheme. Lily, aged 10, said the club helped her to have a calm morning and she felt "more ready to learn". Isla, also 10, said: "When I go into my classroom, I have energy to go and learn, whe...