Free School Meals (FSM)

What you need to do once your child’s Free School Meal entitlement has been confirmed by Cheshire East?

• Email finance@alsagerschool.org to advise that you have made a successful application for FSM. Include your child’s name and form.
• This information is strictly confidential and as soon as you have had the entitlement confirmed by Cheshire East, we can update our systems.

Important things to know about the Free School Meal allowance

• Items can only be purchased at lunch service (FSM does not include breakfast or break service). So, if your child is likely to have these please make sure you top up their finger / account to cover any additional spend. ParentPay
• Currently the school meal deal is the same price as the FSM allowance. All 3 items on the meal deal must be purchased at the same time for the deal to apply and they must be the specific items included in the meal deal.
• Your child will still be served in the canteen / at their usual till point as normal.
• There is no indication at the till that your child is entitled to FSM, the items will go through the till against their finger and then the FSM allowance is credited back to your child’s account on a daily basis.
• If your child spends over the FSM allowance in 1 day, then you will need to top up their ParentPay account to cover the additional spend. ParentPay
• FSM is a daily allowance and cannot be rolled into the next day. If it is not spent that day, it will be lost.
• However, if your child overspends then the next day’s FSM allowance will go against the debit on the account. i.e. If your child spends £3.50 at lunch service then their account will show an outstanding £1 debit charge. The following day when they purchase food their entitlement will only be £1.50 as they have already spent £1 the previous day.
• If you haven’t received an activation code or need a reminder, please email finance@alsagerschool.org with your child(ren)’s name and form(s).