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Government must support schools to take the battle against child poverty inside the school gates, new Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report urges

March 15, 2024
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Centre for Young Lives

‍Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report sets out an evidence-based plan to use the country’s education infrastructure to reduce the impact of child poverty on millions of children.Report calls for the poverty battle to be taken ‘inside the school gates’, including a plan for Free School Meals to go to individual schools and nurseries in areas with the worst levels of child poverty.The report highlights recent analysis of the data of over 60,000 children illustrating a link between poverty and the current school attendance crisis.

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Press Release

Government must support schools to take the battle against child poverty inside the school gates, new Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report urges

March 15, 2024
| by
Centre for Young Lives

‍Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report sets out an evidence-based plan to use the country’s education infrastructure to reduce the impact of child poverty on millions of children.Report calls for the poverty battle to be taken ‘inside the school gates’, including a plan for Free School Meals to go to individual schools and nurseries in areas with the worst levels of child poverty.The report highlights recent analysis of the data of over 60,000 children illustrating a link between poverty and the current school attendance crisis.

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