More than one million children living in poverty across the UK are missing out on free school meals due to eligibility criteria, a report warns. The research from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and Covid Realities shows that 36 per cent of all...
School spending still below 2009 levels with deprived areas worst hit, IFS warns
Spending per pupil is forecast to be one to two per cent lower than 2009/10 levels by 2022/23, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns, despite the government ploughing £7bn into education to aid recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the extra...
Parents in deprived areas ‘struggling with childcare’
Difficulty accessing early years provision has left more than a quarter of parents with under-fives struggling to balance work and childcare with those in deprived areas disproportionately affected, a study has found. Read the full article on this...
UK’s most deprived areas have highest number of gambling outlets – report
The UK’s most deprived areas have more than 10 times the number of betting shops than the most affluent parts of the country, research shows. Gambling venues are concentrated in the most deprived areas of Britain, against the wishes of people who...
Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns
The government’s policy around funded childcare for working parents has been criticised over leaving the poorest children in England effectively “locked out” of early education opportunities. Read the full article on this link to Children &...
Free childcare policy ‘damages life chances’ of poor children in England
Children from disadvantaged families in England are missing out on early years education because their parents are not in work or do not earn enough, contributing to a widening gap between the poorest children and their peers before they even start...
