Welcome to the land of warped priority, where the Tories can find money for ruinous policies – but not for hungry families. Read the full article by Frances Ryan on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
ALL KIDS COUNT: The impact of the two-child limit after two years
The two-child limit was part of a package of changes to benefits announced in 2015, aimed at reducing spending on working-age families. From 6 April 2017, low-income families having a third or subsequent child lost their entitlement to...
State schools choose ‘posh’ uniforms to exclude poor pupils, says MP
Some schools are deliberately pricing school uniforms beyond the means of poorer families so “only posh kids go there”, MPs have been told. Emma Hardy, the Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle, has written to the education secretary...
ALL KIDS COUNT:The impact of the two-child limit after two years
The two-child limit was part of a package of changes to benefits announced in 2015, aimed at reducing spending on working-age families. From 6 April 2017, low-income families having a third or subsequent child lost their entitlement to additional...
Teacher recruitment issues ‘hit deprived areas most’
A national shortage of teachers is affecting disadvantaged areas hardest with school staff warning that it is hitting the quality of poorer pupils’ education, research by the Sutton Trust suggests. Schools in poorer areas are struggling most...
Child poverty
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Church of England have published a report looking at the impact the two-child limit, which was introduced in April 2017 which means that low-income families having a third or subsequent child...
