School Meals
CASHLESS CATERING – BIO METRIC CONSENT
Highams Park School operates a cashless payment system for all chargeable services. All students are set up with an Arbor account upon admission which can be topped up online by parents.
For students eligible for Free School Meals an account must be set up in order to allow your child to receive one free meal a day, either at break time or lunch time.
Students use a variety of identifiers to make payment within school, the main being their fingerprint, therefore removing the need to bring cash to school. Parents are asked to complete a consent form before any biometric information is processed. If joining the school in year 7 we will ask for this consent in the student information collection form.
The school will not use this information for any purpose.
FREE SCHOOL MEALS (FSM)
Is your child entitled to free school meals?
click on this link to find out more. It is easier than ever to claim.
If your child is registered for FSM at his / her current primary school, you will need to inform Waltham Forest that your child is moving to Highams Park School in September 2024. https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/content/free-school-meals then choose option 8 'what if my circumstances have changed.'
This update of your records does not happen automatically, and we as a school cannot do this on your behalf. If you do not inform LBWF, your child will not receive Free School Meals (FSM) at Highams Park School.
MEAL DEAL / FREE SCHOOL MEALS - What Can I Have ?
If your child is on FSM they have a daily allowance so they can have something to eat. The best and most value for money is a meal deal which is either a sandwich meal deal which your child can have at the mid morning break or a freshly cooked hot meal, Jacket potato or pasta which is available at the 1.25 pm break.
Both hot and cold choices come with one of the meal deal dessert options. If your child chooses to take anything from the Grab & Go Menu, please remember that if your child goes over the daily allowance they will have to pay the balance.