Children from disadvantaged backgrounds 'lack access to work experience' mirror.co.uk/money/children…

“By the time they took their GCSEs, effects [of Sure Start] were six times higher for those eligible for free school meals than for those not eligible for them.” ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

“Children eligible for free school meals living near a Sure Start centre increased their performance at GCSE by three grades relative to similarly poor children who were not able to access Sure Start.”
Investing in holistic support for families with children under 5 is vital.

'Well-designed and well-funded intervention in early childhood to promote child development through holistic family support can yield important individual and societal benefits.' ifs.org.uk/news/sure-star…

💬 'Ultimately, the source of the attainment gap is the much wider societal issue of socioeconomic inequality and poverty.'

The gap in attainment between richer and poorer students has been widening.

A national strategy to close it is urgently needed 👇

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Chatta’s SHINE project featured on BBC Radio Humberside recently with Adelaide Primary in Hull.

Listen here: ⬇️

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An University of Sunderland academic is leading the research on a £10million project by SHINE aimed at helping the city's children unlock their true potential sunderland.ac.uk/more/news/stor… Sarah Martin-Denham Lynne McKenna MBE UoS Research & Knowledge Exchange

Almost half of UK families with children lack the online skills or access to devices, data and broadband required to participate in today’s digital society, research shows, with an expert saying this divide is an “amplifier of other exclusions”.
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Worrying new figures showing the number of children in households with low income and material deprivation has continued to increase since 2020.

Poverty is a key driver of the gap in outcomes between disadvantaged pupils and those from wealthier homes.

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Absolute poverty: UK sees biggest rise for 30 years bbc.co.uk/news/uk-686253…

There’s plenty of myths about poverty and disadvantage.

These sometimes exist in schools too.

Here’s some of them I’ve encountered in my work with schools and how to tackle them.

Thanks SecEd

#Poverty #Disadvantage #Schools #Community #Research

Wow. Super sequencing 🤩 SHINE

Thank you to brilliant staff and children at Adelaide Primary for welcoming Sally Fairfax from BBC Radio Humberside today to talk about Chatta and the SHINE project.

Looking forward to listening on the radio !

So proud to share our Ofsted report today reflecting our amazing school community.

Pupils embody the school’s motto of ‘Be here, be you, belong’. They refer to the school as a place of hope where everyone is part of the Whitefield family.

Read it here whitefieldprimaryschool.co.uk/areas-of-excel…

Five policy priorities for closing disadvantage gaps schoolsweek.co.uk/five-policy-pr…

Ofsted chief will put disadvantaged children first, as he launches ‘Big Listen’ to hear from parents and professionals gov.uk/government/new…

We're thrilled to be part of this excellence programme, using storytelling to help improve children's literacy skills and mental health 📚🧠💪

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Sunderland secondary schools to receive £10m funding chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…