{"id":1936,"date":"2013-05-07T21:21:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T21:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sydneyrussellschool.com\/i\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:42:26","slug":"school-meals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/?page_id=1936","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL MEALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>School Meal Menu <\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free School Meals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Families who receive certain benefits may be eligible for free school meals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your child is eligible<br \/>\nfor free school meals if you\u2019re in receipt of one of the following benefits:<br \/>\n\u2022 Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than \u00a37,400<br \/>\n\u2022 Income Support<br \/>\n\u2022 Income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance<br \/>\n\u2022 Income-related Employment and Support Allowance<br \/>\n\u2022 Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999<br \/>\n\u2022 The guarantee element of Pension Credit<br \/>\n\u2022 Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working<br \/>\nTax Credit)<br \/>\n\u2022 Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than<br \/>\n\u00a316,190<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/apply-free-school-meals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to register or find out more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ParentPay &#8211; Our Online Payment Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Riverside School, we operate a cashless payment system called ParentPay. All students will be issued an account when they start with us. As well as paying for school meals, ParentPay is also used for paying for a number of other things including school trips and visits.<\/p>\n<p>ParentPay is easy-to-use and offers you the freedom to make online payments whenever and wherever you like, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parentpay.com\">ParentPay website<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; safe in the knowledge that the technology used is of the highest internet security available and that funds will reach school safely. Parents are also able to\u00a0top up the account at a shop displaying the PayPoint logo.<\/p>\n<p>With ParentPay, parents have their own secure online account, activated using a unique username and password; making a payment using your credit or debit card is straightforward and ParentPay holds an electronic record of all payments for you to view at a later date. When you make a payment, an email confirmation is sent to you, giving you the reassurance that the transaction has been successful.<\/p>\n<p>By using ParentPay you help us reduce our staff workloads, creating more time to lend to educational support and the smooth running of the school.\u00a0It also ensures that all money transactions are safe and secure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting up ParentPay balance alerts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentpay.com\/DOCH\/school-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/How-to-set-up-alerts.pdf\">here <\/a>for a guide to help you set up alerts for when your child&#8217;s balance is low<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentpay.com\/parent-account-faqs\">here <\/a>for any other ParentPay support<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biometrics and Till Payments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September 2017, our tills were upgraded so that students will make payments using their biometric data. This has speed up food service, prevented money being lost and also prevented students making payments on accounts other than their own. If you do not wish for your child&#8217;s biometric data to be registered, you will need to express this in writing to the school and a contactless payment card will be issued instead.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a replacement Biometric Data Consent Form, please click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riversidecampus.com\/secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Biometric-Data-Consent-Letter.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School Meal Menu &#8211; Free School Meals Families who receive certain benefits may be eligible for free school meals. Your child is eligible for free school meals if you\u2019re in receipt of one of the following benefits: \u2022 Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than \u00a37,400 \u2022 Income Support \u2022 Income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance \u2022 Income-related Employment and Support Allowance \u2022 Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 \u2022 The guarantee element of Pension Credit \u2022 Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for the four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) \u2022 Child Tax Credit (with no Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of no more than \u00a316,190 Please\u00a0click here\u00a0to register or find out more. ParentPay &#8211; Our Online Payment Service At Riverside School, we operate a cashless payment system called ParentPay. All students will be issued an account when they start with us. As well as paying for school meals, ParentPay is also used for paying for a number of other things including school trips and visits. ParentPay is easy-to-use and offers you the freedom to make online payments whenever and wherever you like, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the\u00a0ParentPay website\u00a0&#8211; safe in the knowledge that the technology used is of the highest internet security available and that funds will reach school safely. Parents are also able to\u00a0top up the account at a shop displaying the PayPoint logo. With ParentPay, parents have their own secure online account, activated using a unique username and password; making a payment using your credit or debit card is straightforward and ParentPay holds an electronic record of all payments for you to view at a later date. When you make a payment, an email confirmation is sent to you, giving you the reassurance that the transaction has been successful. By using ParentPay you help us reduce our staff workloads, creating more time to lend to educational support and the smooth running of the school.\u00a0It also ensures that all money transactions are safe and secure. Setting up ParentPay balance alerts Click here for a guide to help you set up alerts for when your child&#8217;s balance is low Click here for any other ParentPay support Biometrics and Till Payments In September 2017, our tills were upgraded so that students will make payments using their biometric data. This has speed up food service, prevented money being lost and also prevented students making payments on accounts other than their own. If you do not wish for your child&#8217;s biometric data to be registered, you will need to express this in writing to the school and a contactless payment card will be issued instead. 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