Hardship is making school absence worse amid big increases in absence rates among children receiving free school meals - new @cfyounglives.bsky.social report warns.
Some children are missing school because their families can’t afford travel or the cost of correct school uniform. 🧵 1/3
Some children are missing school because their families can’t afford travel or the cost of correct school uniform. 🧵 1/3
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- Boosting the incomes of the poorest families
- Bringing down the cost of attending school
- Improving the identification and support for children and families coping with the impact of poverty 2/3
No child should miss school because of poverty. 📢
Read the report: https://centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/centre-for-young-lives-report-warns-poverty-and-hardship-are-preventing-some-children-from-attending-school-amid-big-increases-in-persistent-and-severe-absence-among-children-receiving-free-school-meals 3/3