Ongoing challenges, including the rising cost of living, have left many low-income families to become increasingly reliant on Free School Meals (FSM) as a vital lifeline to ensure their children receive regular meals.

Supporting Councils with a Smarter Solution

Our Liquidlogic Education Case Management System offers a comprehensive and adaptable solution which can assist in streamlining FSM operations, removing administrative obstacles with real-time checking and workflow-driven outcomes.

This solution provides a means for local authorities to perform instant Eligibility Checks using inbuilt integration with the government Eligibility Checker Service (ECS). Through this integration, checks can be made in real-time to help serve a seamless process for authorities to notify schools and applicants of eligible children for a FSM. Transition protection is also built in and will protect eligibility until the end of the child’s phase of education, during which further automated eligibility checks can be performed.

Ensuring Enhanced Data Quality

Authorities can operate within a single shared database, as the system continuously checks data quality to prevent duplicate records that could impact social care, early help, and educational services. This high-quality data management enables a holistic view of each child, supporting better decision-making and coordinated service delivery.

Ensuring that timely and effective eligibility checking is undertaken is of most importance when it comes to ensuring that an eligible child receives their entitlement at school.

Realising the Benefits of the FSM Functionality

The system includes an assisted application feature via the establishment portal, allowing schools to apply on behalf of parents, which is especially useful during the busy start of the school year.

The FSM functionality supports:

• Automated eligibility checking, which significantly reduces the admin overhead of processing applications.
• Communications that can be automated and simplified in terms of batch printing eligibility letters
• Reduction of queries from applicants due to up-to-date processing

Additionally, schools can run reports to identify eligible children and initiate communications with parents.
By streamlining the FSM process, our Liquidlogic Education Case Management System helps local authorities deliver faster, fairer support to the children and families who need it most.

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