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BASELINE RESEARCH OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF EXPERT PANEL ON SCHOOL MEALS: HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS: BASELINE REPORT

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ANNEX 2: CASE STUDY SCHOOLS - CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Table 1: Sample frame for primary schools

Number

School sector

Local Authority

School roll

FSM entitlement

1

Primary

1 (Stirling)

High

High

2

Primary

2 (Highland)

Medium

Medium

3

Primary

3 (Angus)

Small

Low

4

Primary

4 (North Ayrshire)

High

Medium

5

Primary

5 (Edinburgh)

Medium

Low

6

Primary

6 (West Lothian)

Small

High

7

Primary

7 (Glasgow)

High

High

8

Primary

8 (Borders)

Small

Low

Eight local authorities were selected for the Primary School case studies. Within these local authorities, the sample structure was designed to select three schools with 'High' school rolls (over 233 pupils), two schools with 'medium' school rolls (99-232 pupils) and three schools with 'small' school rolls (0-98 pupils). Entitlement to Free School Meals was calculated as 'high' (over 28.2% of school roll), 'medium' (13.6-28.2%) and 'low' (0-13.6%).

Table 2: Sample frame for secondary schools

Number

School sector

Local Authority

School roll

FSM entitlement

1

Secondary

1 (North Ayrshire)

High

High

2

Secondary

2 (Edinburgh)

High

Medium

3

Secondary

3 (West Lothian)

High

Low

4

Secondary

4 (Stirling)

Medium

High

5

Secondary

5 (Angus)

Medium

Low

6

Secondary

6 (Glasgow)

Small

High

7

Secondary

7 (Highland)

Small

Medium

8

Secondary

8 (Borders)

Small

Low

Eight local authorities were selected for the Secondary School case studies. Within these local authorities, the sample structure was designed to select three schools with 'High' school rolls (over 981 pupils), two schools with 'medium' school rolls (705-980 pupils) and three schools with 'small' school rolls (0-704 pupils). Entitlement to Free School Meals was calculated as 'high' (over 19.0% of school roll), 'medium' (8.7-19.0%) and 'low' (0-8.7%).

Table 3: Sample frame for special schools

Number

School sector

Local Authority

School roll

FSM entitlement

1

Special

1 (Edinburgh)

Medium

-

2

Special

2 (Glasgow)

Medium

-

Forty three (43) special schools with a 'medium' school roll of more than 31 pupils were considered in the sampling framework. Two schools were selected, one from Edinburgh and the other Glasgow. Details of FSM entitlement were not available at the point of sampling.

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