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Disadvantage: widening the lens

Child poverty: behind the statistics

Governing Matters
12/12/2024

In this Governing Matters article, Fiona Fearon discusses the increasing strain child poverty places on schools and why tackling it requires collective systemic change.

The article covers:

  • The reality for children living in poverty
  • The impact poverty has on learning
  • Hope for the future
  • Stretched resources for schools schools
  • Important steps for change

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