Andy Jolley
@andyjolley.bsky.social
Evidence based school meals campaigner & former School Governor
TBI survivor
Interests include Education, Social Justice & Concussion in Rugby
TBI survivor
Interests include Education, Social Justice & Concussion in Rugby
Pinned
I doubt we’ll see much on School meals in the upcoming budget, but here’s a little wish list, just in case there’s any spare change knocking about DfE
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essential punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essential punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
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The Telegraph, ladies and gentlemen.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Telegraph, ladies and gentlemen.
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No one does hypocrisy like UKIP/Reform - this creep campaigned to leave EU & “take back control” with Brexit, then emigrated to get this…
France.. and better still he bought a Chateau as you do❗️
He denies allegedly taking Russian bribes.. hmm didn’t someone else deny it whose now in prison 🤔🤷🏼♂️
France.. and better still he bought a Chateau as you do❗️
He denies allegedly taking Russian bribes.. hmm didn’t someone else deny it whose now in prison 🤔🤷🏼♂️
Former UKIP leader in Scotland denies taking payments from Russia
David Coburn, who served as an MEP for five years, was previously forced to apologise after he compared Humza Yousaf to convicted terrorist Abu Hamza.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
No one does hypocrisy like UKIP/Reform - this creep campaigned to leave EU & “take back control” with Brexit, then emigrated to get this…
France.. and better still he bought a Chateau as you do❗️
He denies allegedly taking Russian bribes.. hmm didn’t someone else deny it whose now in prison 🤔🤷🏼♂️
France.. and better still he bought a Chateau as you do❗️
He denies allegedly taking Russian bribes.. hmm didn’t someone else deny it whose now in prison 🤔🤷🏼♂️
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‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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Tax avoiders were told repeatedly in advance by Met that if they broke the conditions of the protest, their vehicles would be seize. F*ck around, find out time 😂
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Tax avoiders were told repeatedly in advance by Met that if they broke the conditions of the protest, their vehicles would be seize. F*ck around, find out time 😂
Lots of good point being made here, what’s clear is there is no easy answer
It’s a bit rich for the Tories to criticise, given they created this almighty mess in the first place
The Tories encouraged Councils to hide debt off balance sheet
They Kicked the can down the road for Labour to sort out
It’s a bit rich for the Tories to criticise, given they created this almighty mess in the first place
The Tories encouraged Councils to hide debt off balance sheet
They Kicked the can down the road for Labour to sort out
Revelation of a £20 billon SEND blackhole has sparked a row between the Department for Education and the spending watchdog and upped the stakes on ministers to fix the system before the government absorbs its soaring costs
schoolsweek.co.uk/budget-2025-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/budget-2025-...
£20bn SEND black hole prompts DfE row with spending watchdog
Former adviser says Treasury is 'trying to force the pace' of reforms
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Lots of good point being made here, what’s clear is there is no easy answer
It’s a bit rich for the Tories to criticise, given they created this almighty mess in the first place
The Tories encouraged Councils to hide debt off balance sheet
They Kicked the can down the road for Labour to sort out
It’s a bit rich for the Tories to criticise, given they created this almighty mess in the first place
The Tories encouraged Councils to hide debt off balance sheet
They Kicked the can down the road for Labour to sort out
Someone needs to tell Jamie Oliver this simply isn’t true!
He’s being misled
He’s being misled
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Someone needs to tell Jamie Oliver this simply isn’t true!
He’s being misled
He’s being misled
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Perhaps it’s worth remembering that the majority of those benefiting from this policy, are middle and high income families
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
Two years ago, I introduced a pioneering policy to provide free school meals for all of London’s state primary school children.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Perhaps it’s worth remembering that the majority of those benefiting from this policy, are middle and high income families
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
Perhaps it’s worth remembering that the majority of those benefiting from this policy, are middle and high income families
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
Two years ago, I introduced a pioneering policy to provide free school meals for all of London’s state primary school children.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Perhaps it’s worth remembering that the majority of those benefiting from this policy, are middle and high income families
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
The £500 they save isn’t alleviating poverty
There’s no real evidence all this spend is having any impact at all
All these school meals, all this money
What impact should we be expecting?
Sadiqs focus is v much on how much money parents save
We are lacking any evidence this improves attainment or positively impacts children’s health
It’s just £500 worth of savings for better off parents
What impact should we be expecting?
Sadiqs focus is v much on how much money parents save
We are lacking any evidence this improves attainment or positively impacts children’s health
It’s just £500 worth of savings for better off parents
Today we hit a truly historic milestone as 100 million free school meals have been served to the capital’s state primary school children, thanks to funding by @london.gov.uk That's 435 free lunches for each child!
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
All these school meals, all this money
What impact should we be expecting?
Sadiqs focus is v much on how much money parents save
We are lacking any evidence this improves attainment or positively impacts children’s health
It’s just £500 worth of savings for better off parents
What impact should we be expecting?
Sadiqs focus is v much on how much money parents save
We are lacking any evidence this improves attainment or positively impacts children’s health
It’s just £500 worth of savings for better off parents
@vikkislademp.bsky.social doing stirling work on this
We need to do more to protect children from adverts
Empowering councils seems a sensible way forward
We need to do more to protect children from adverts
Empowering councils seems a sensible way forward
After serving on the Devolution Bill Committee, I worked with Jamie Oliver’s team and the @oha-updates.bsky.social to push a clause giving councils the power to restrict fast-food ads near schools and youth spaces. This is about protecting young people.
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
@vikkislademp.bsky.social doing stirling work on this
We need to do more to protect children from adverts
Empowering councils seems a sensible way forward
We need to do more to protect children from adverts
Empowering councils seems a sensible way forward
This is unquestionably a good thing
I’m not a fan of weeks of leaking what’s in the budget, not sure it does anyone any good
I’m not a fan of weeks of leaking what’s in the budget, not sure it does anyone any good
Milkshakes and lattes to be hit with sugar tax, Wes Streeting announces
Milkshakes and lattes to be hit with sugar tax, Wes Streeting announces
Milkshakes and lattes will be hit with a sugar tax for the first time in a bid to tackle obesity, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is unquestionably a good thing
I’m not a fan of weeks of leaking what’s in the budget, not sure it does anyone any good
I’m not a fan of weeks of leaking what’s in the budget, not sure it does anyone any good
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I think we all know which way this judge would have found if a trans person had done what Graham Linehan did to a 17 year old cis person.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I think we all know which way this judge would have found if a trans person had done what Graham Linehan did to a 17 year old cis person.
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One final thought…
No one really understands the potential impact of ending Transitional Protections
We don’t know how it will effect school finances, I’m hearing some schools may lose 1/3 of their FSM funding
We may need some transitional protections for the ending of Transitional Protections 🤔
No one really understands the potential impact of ending Transitional Protections
We don’t know how it will effect school finances, I’m hearing some schools may lose 1/3 of their FSM funding
We may need some transitional protections for the ending of Transitional Protections 🤔
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
One final thought…
No one really understands the potential impact of ending Transitional Protections
We don’t know how it will effect school finances, I’m hearing some schools may lose 1/3 of their FSM funding
We may need some transitional protections for the ending of Transitional Protections 🤔
No one really understands the potential impact of ending Transitional Protections
We don’t know how it will effect school finances, I’m hearing some schools may lose 1/3 of their FSM funding
We may need some transitional protections for the ending of Transitional Protections 🤔
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Ministers should set a timeframe for automatically registering FSM pupils
I know a number of LAs are piloting systems to help register families, but it’s little more than a bodge (& imo is of dubious legality)
Ministers need to drive through this change & ensure vulnerable families don’t miss out
I know a number of LAs are piloting systems to help register families, but it’s little more than a bodge (& imo is of dubious legality)
Ministers need to drive through this change & ensure vulnerable families don’t miss out
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ministers should set a timeframe for automatically registering FSM pupils
I know a number of LAs are piloting systems to help register families, but it’s little more than a bodge (& imo is of dubious legality)
Ministers need to drive through this change & ensure vulnerable families don’t miss out
I know a number of LAs are piloting systems to help register families, but it’s little more than a bodge (& imo is of dubious legality)
Ministers need to drive through this change & ensure vulnerable families don’t miss out
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I mentioned Small Schools
Many are desperately struggling to cover the additional costs of providing meals and now they face the added burden of Breakfast clubs
The Tories ending the Small School Grant was scandalous
It’s time it was reinstated
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-axes-uni...
Many are desperately struggling to cover the additional costs of providing meals and now they face the added burden of Breakfast clubs
The Tories ending the Small School Grant was scandalous
It’s time it was reinstated
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-axes-uni...
DfE ends universal infant free meals small school support grant
The government has ended an annual £2,300 grant to help small infant schools fund free meals for their pupils – despite some already making a loss to feed their children. The Department for Education ...
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I mentioned Small Schools
Many are desperately struggling to cover the additional costs of providing meals and now they face the added burden of Breakfast clubs
The Tories ending the Small School Grant was scandalous
It’s time it was reinstated
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-axes-uni...
Many are desperately struggling to cover the additional costs of providing meals and now they face the added burden of Breakfast clubs
The Tories ending the Small School Grant was scandalous
It’s time it was reinstated
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-axes-uni...
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Doubt we’ll see much on School meals in the upcoming budget, but here’s a little wish list, just in case there’s any spare change knocking about DfE
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Doubt we’ll see much on School meals in the upcoming budget, but here’s a little wish list, just in case there’s any spare change knocking about DfE
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
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Of course the best idea would be to combine both the above
Sell it as an investment on healthier children with the strong expectation that caterers improve their offerings
Far too many school meals are tasteless, mass produced mediocrity
Use the stick of inspection to ensure school food improves
Sell it as an investment on healthier children with the strong expectation that caterers improve their offerings
Far too many school meals are tasteless, mass produced mediocrity
Use the stick of inspection to ensure school food improves
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Of course the best idea would be to combine both the above
Sell it as an investment on healthier children with the strong expectation that caterers improve their offerings
Far too many school meals are tasteless, mass produced mediocrity
Use the stick of inspection to ensure school food improves
Sell it as an investment on healthier children with the strong expectation that caterers improve their offerings
Far too many school meals are tasteless, mass produced mediocrity
Use the stick of inspection to ensure school food improves
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Introduce new School Food Standards
Include specific requirements around healthy eating and strict guidelines for breakfast clubs
And introduce some independent monitoring (not Ofsted and not already overstretched local council food inspectors)
Include specific requirements around healthy eating and strict guidelines for breakfast clubs
And introduce some independent monitoring (not Ofsted and not already overstretched local council food inspectors)
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Introduce new School Food Standards
Include specific requirements around healthy eating and strict guidelines for breakfast clubs
And introduce some independent monitoring (not Ofsted and not already overstretched local council food inspectors)
Include specific requirements around healthy eating and strict guidelines for breakfast clubs
And introduce some independent monitoring (not Ofsted and not already overstretched local council food inspectors)
Doubt we’ll see much on School meals in the upcoming budget, but here’s a little wish list, just in case there’s any spare change knocking about DfE
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Doubt we’ll see much on School meals in the upcoming budget, but here’s a little wish list, just in case there’s any spare change knocking about DfE
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essentially punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
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With typical lack of self-awareness, the narcissistic and stupid Donald Trump reposts an image of himself wearing a crown while sitting on a throne with a Nazi eagle. Hardly a denial of the accusation that he's a Nazi who thinks he's a king.
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
With typical lack of self-awareness, the narcissistic and stupid Donald Trump reposts an image of himself wearing a crown while sitting on a throne with a Nazi eagle. Hardly a denial of the accusation that he's a Nazi who thinks he's a king.
I doubt we’ll see much on School meals in the upcoming budget, but here’s a little wish list, just in case there’s any spare change knocking about DfE
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essential punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essential punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I doubt we’ll see much on School meals in the upcoming budget, but here’s a little wish list, just in case there’s any spare change knocking about DfE
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essential punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
Increase the per meal funding!
Keeping funding at £2.61 is essential punishing Small schools, Infant schools & schools in areas of high deprivation
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A lovely review of my lads band Insider Trading
They are building quite the following and will be touring again in the new year
open.substack.com/pub/jackdavi...
They are building quite the following and will be touring again in the new year
open.substack.com/pub/jackdavi...
I'm starting a newsletter (maybe)
Insider Trading - From Leith to New York review
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A lovely review of my lads band Insider Trading
They are building quite the following and will be touring again in the new year
open.substack.com/pub/jackdavi...
They are building quite the following and will be touring again in the new year
open.substack.com/pub/jackdavi...