Breakfast Club Plus

Breakfast Club Plus is a UK-wide network that supports breakfast clubs by providing guidance for new clubs and information and best practice for established clubs. We do not provide core funding or food for clubs.

• Visit the getting started pages for information on the benefits and motivations for breakfast clubs, and the types of breakfast clubs which you could run.
• Visit planning your club for information on consultation, staffing, childcare, rules and regulations, inspections and frequently asked questions.
• Visit the keeping it going pages for information on evaluation, running a healthy club, recipes, activities and for useful resources. 

 What's new

Breakfast Club Plus awards 2010

The Breakfast Club Plus Awards 2010 are open for applications, and this year there are more chances than ever to win cash prizes.

Download the application forms and find out more about the  awards and the previous winners on the Breakfast Club Plus awards page.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 12 February.

Free Singing Breakfast Club Training

ContinYou and Sing Up, The National Singing Programme would like to invite you to attend a free training event where you can receive information and resources on how to set up singing in your Breakfast Club. Next courses are being held in early November in Liverpool & London.  Visit our Singing breakfast clubs page for more details.

January menus

To find out which foods are in season and for delicious, nutritious serving suggestions, have a look at our monthly menus.

This month we have serving suggestions for mushrooms, pineapple and spinach. 

January activities

If you are looking for topical activity ideas, have a look at our activities of the month page. 

This month we have activities based around Ameilia Earhart, the adventurer; World Religions Day; and find out how you could celebrate the birthdays of A.A. Milne and Lewis Carrroll.

September Breakfast Bulletin

View the latest e-newsletter Breakfast Bulletin.

If you would like to receive the breakfast bulletin e-newsletter each month, then simply sign up in the box on the right hand side of this page.

Breakfast4Life is part of the Change4Life movement. In order to maintain a healthy weight we all need to both eat well and move more. Change4Life provides families with helpful hints and tips about how to be more active and less sedentary. Eating breakfast kick-starts our metabolism, helps us concentrate better and generally gets our day off to a good start. So it’s no surprise that breakfast is an important part of Change4Life.

Download a copy of the Breakfast4Life local supporters toolkit (PDF file 1mb)

Singing Breakfast Club Resource

ContinYou and Sing Up have joined forces to create this fantastic, practical singing resource, using our combined knowledge of singing and breakfast clubs.

Welsh breakfast clubs

Visit our new Welsh breakfast club pages for more information on running a breakfast club in Wales. 

Free resources - including 8 activity sheets and 'how to' guides

Developed with help from the DfES (now DCSF) and Kellogg's, our resource guide takes you through the steps to set up a breakfast club and keep it going. Essential reading that complements this website.

Subject specific guides are also available.

To download these and more, please visit our resources page.

For more information about Breakfast Club Plus, please see  our background page.