A CHADDESLEY Corbett school has received a £1,000 grant from cereal maker Kellogg's after completing an online training course to enhance their existing breakfast club.

Chaddesley Corbet Endowed Primary School completed the free training course, developed by Northumbria University, which gave practical support and advice on how to run an effective breakfast club.

The course covered aspects including child nutrition, food hygiene, advertising and how to access other sources of funding.

Emma James, Chaddesley Corbett headteacher, said: "The funding is fantastic, but the handy tips we picked up through the training course were priceless.

"We are looking forward to using the grant money to subsidise breakfasts for the children as well as buying some new resources and play equipment for the club.

"It is so encouraging to see companies like Kellogg's supporting breakfast clubs like ours as it means we can carry on providing this great resource for our children and families."

Kellogg's offers the training programme following the outcome of a national audit of school breakfast clubs across the UK which examined the challenges schools face in sustaining their clubs.

The findings revealed that although 85 per cent of schools had a breakfast club, 45 per cent of these admitted funding was the single biggest need for the future of their club.

Kate Prince, corporate social responsibility manager at Kellogg's, added: "We believe all children should have the opportunity to start the day with breakfast and we are really proud of what we have achieved through our breakfast club programme, helping to support 2,500 clubs with training, funding and cereal donations."

For more information about the support Kellogg's offers, visit breakfastsforbetterdays.co.uk.