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Child Poverty And Education: A Survey Of The Experiences Of NEU Members

Growing child poverty is affecting children’s learning in the UK, according to this National Education Union survey of school leaders, teachers and school support personnel in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, schools and education staff are doing their utmost to provide the services and essentials of daily life to help disadvantaged families.

87 per cent of education personnel in the UK say that poverty is impacting significantly on the learning of their students.

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Leadership

Delivering Evidence Based Policy

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