Magic Breakfast

Championing and providing breakfasts until every child is nourished, empowered, and thriving #NourishingFutures

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

Young people tell us clearly that breakfast is about more than food. It’s about energy, confidence, connection, and feeling ready to face the day. 🚀

Young people who have breakfast are healthier and happier. They build stronger relationships and get better academic results. So when they go out into the world, it’s with confidence and curiosity.

We want to see stronger, sustained breakfast provision in all secondary schools, so no teenager is left behind. 🧡

Support our campaign and find out more on our website. https://t.co/Bk6ZZ6g7Kg

#MoreThanBreakfast #SchoolBreakfasts #NourishingFutures

[StPaul'sWhitechapel @StPaulsCESchool]

At Breakfast Club we had some visitors from Magic Breakfast and an ambassador from NSPCC. They were very impressed with the fun activities and our polite and well behaved children. Thank you for all of your support. We loved having you visit us. @magic_breakfast @NSPCCLearning

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

Two grades can change everything.

Right now, some students are heading into these future defining moments with empty stomachs, their hunger overshadowing their potential. 🍽️ That isn’t fair.

#FuelForSuccess is about changing that, helping to build a fairer landscape where results reflect ability, not hunger. 🧡

Donate today to give young people the fuel they need to succeed during exam season and beyond. https://t.co/8ACNz1OmL7

#GCSEs #ALevels #ExamPrep

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

We warmly congratulate @JohnSwinney MSP on his reappointment as @ScotGovFM and welcome Scotland’s new Cabinet.

It was John Swinney who made a promise in 2020 that he would deliver universal breakfast provision across Scotland’s primary and special schools. We stand ready to work alongside his ministers to deliver on that commitment. 🤝

Read our full response to the newly appointed @scotgov 👉 https://t.co/ql1QEg1048

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

We all remember exam stress: the pressure, the self doubt, the fear of forgetting everything.

Now imagine carrying all of that while also battling hunger. 🍽️

Hunger magnifies stress. Focus slips and anxiety feels heavier.

With your support, a simple, nourishing breakfast can help young people show what they’re truly capable of. 🧡

Donate now, before exams end. https://t.co/ywx3X8oEW0

#GCSEs #ALevels #ExamPrep

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

Scotland has chosen its new Parliament. Now comes the time to deliver on old commitments. ⏰

This Parliament has a clear opportunity to take decisive action on child poverty. With legally binding child poverty targets looming, MSPs must work with experts and people with lived experience to get breakfast right for children, young people and families.

That’s why we’re calling on MSPs across the chamber to work with us to:
🥣 Deliver universal breakfast for all primary and special schools
🍳 Expand breakfast provision to all secondary schools
🥛 Extend provision to early learning and childcare settings

Read our full reaction to the election results in our recent News & Views post: https://t.co/FFIGjJNqYd

#Election2026 #ScottishParliament #Holyrood

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

📣 We’re hiring a Policy & Public Affairs Manager (England)

Join our team and help shape national policy to end child morning hunger for good.

👉 https://t.co/IsPvX2KG1d
⏰ Closes 24 May

#PolicyJobs #PublicAffairs #CharityJobs #RemoteJobs

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

'Hunger doesn't stop at 11!' - See how school breakfast can make a big difference at secondary schools. #MoreThanBreakfast https://t.co/0k3b57CK4k

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act becoming law is a landmark moment for primary-aged pupils in England. 🎉

Free breakfasts for all state-funded primary schools is a major step forward for wellbeing, learning and tackling morning hunger.

But there is more to do. Many children in early years, secondary & special schools still risk missing out.

Read our full response 👉 https://t.co/dGe8cef262

#MoreThanBreakfast #NourishingFutures

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

Students prepare for months for their exams. But not all students are facing the same test. 📝

Right now, thousands of young people are walking into the exam hall on an empty stomach. This is when morning hunger has its sharpest impact on teenagers, and when support can make the biggest difference.

Breakfast is one of the simplest ways to give every pupil a fair start in life. 🥣✨

Donate today to give hungry students the #FuelForSuccess!

👉 https://t.co/PCrzVYNvuN 👈

#SchoolBreakfasts #GCSEs #ALevels #ExamTips

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

New research out today! What does school breakfast really mean for secondary school students?

When teenagers miss breakfast, they’re missing a lot more. Research shows that skipping breakfast holds young people back. At a key moment in their lives, it can harm their health, wellbeing and achievement, and make it harder to feel like they belong.

But the findings are clear: young people who have breakfast are healthier and happier.
School breakfasts provide a safe, familiar space to start the day and deliver real outcomes:

📚 Better academic performance and skills development
💼 Stronger employment prospects, with fewer young people struggling to move into work, training or further education
🚫 Lower levels of antisocial behaviour and offending
🤝 Stronger belonging and participation

With secondary school breakfast provision uncertain beyond 2026, we’re launching #MoreThanBreakfast 📣

Because this is about more than breakfast. It’s about giving young people the best start to their day – and the rest of their lives.

Find out more and join the campaign 👉 https://t.co/W8FLt8xnWE

#SchoolBreakfasts #NourishingFutures

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

Another important step forward for school breakfasts! 🥣✨

We’re really pleased to see the UK Government's Free Breakfast Club Programme continue to grow. With 500 additional primary schools joining in England, thousands more children will benefit from a nourishing breakfast at the start of the school day.

Plus with today's announcement outlining the Government's plans to update School Food Standards, which for the first time, will include dedicated breakfast standards, we look forward to seeing new breakfast club menus full of nutritional value. 🍎

This news comes as we expect the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to be passed into law soon, helping to establish breakfast as a sustained part of school life.

#SchoolFoodStandards #SchoolBreakfasts #FreeBreakfastClubProgramme

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

🌟 Trustee Opportunity 🌟

Magic Breakfast is recruiting up to 2 new Trustees to help shape our long‑term strategy and create lasting impact for children & young people.

We’re keen to hear from people with experience in charity leadership, public sector funding, or strategic AI - and especially from applicants with lived experience of poverty or based outside London.

Apply here 👉 https://t.co/JWYBc9dokY

#TrusteeOpportunity #CharityLeadership #SocialImpact #NourishingFutures

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

The Scottish Government has a target to reduce relative child poverty to lower than 10% by 2030. 📉 Last week, they published their final plan to deliver this target.

At Magic Breakfast, we’re delighted that this is the first plan which commits to the Scottish Government’s long-term promise on school breakfasts. 🥣✨

But if Scotland is to meet the legally binding targets set by the Parliament, more action is needed.

🔎 Read our full response from Finlay Allmond, our Scotland Policy and Public Affairs Manager: https://t.co/DtCaWeGpC3

#ScottishGovernment #ChildPoverty #SchoolBreakfasts

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

It’s easy to focus on the visible signs of morning hunger, like children feeling tired, struggling to concentrate, or starting school without the energy they need to thrive. But these are symptoms, not the cause.

Morning hunger doesn’t happen for just one reason. It’s caused by a mix of pressures, from national policy to local support systems and the challenges families face at home.

If we want lasting change, we have to address the root causes and break the link between systems and the hunger children face each morning. This will improve children and young peoples’ lives far beyond breakfast.

To find out how – read our full report! https://t.co/Xi0Inci7Ve

#ChildHunger #FoodInsecurity #ChildPoverty

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

🗣📢 More than 100 organisations, including supermarkets, food businesses and investors are calling for the introduction of a Good Food Bill!

They're warning our failing food system is a threat to national security and public health.

Here's why: ➡️ https://t.co/fqp8ZR8Ovf
@UKSustain @GreenAllianceUK

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

The #GoodSchoolFoodAwards nominations are OPEN! Time to shine a light on the incredible people
transforming school food. Nominate your hero (or school) for a @jamieoliver award here:
https://t.co/XoyltkIYwk

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

@wandbc Thank you for your support! #NourishingFutures 🌟

[Magic Breakfast @magic_breakfast]

A clear indication on the need for school breakfasts across the country.

We are excited to see more schools join the national rollout of free school breakfasts for all primary aged children in England. But there is still a long way to go and we are here to support schools until every child in the UK is nourished, empowered, and thriving.

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

Almost half of parents are deciding which primary school to send their child to, based on whether or not they offer free breakfast.

More than 3.4 million households do not have enough money for food according to charities, and the government is now planning to extend its provision of free breakfast clubs.

@NickDixonITV reports.