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How schools have been building relationships and keeping in touch with parents and carers.

How schools are helping everyone to gain new experiences.

Ensuring everyone has the resources they need to learn.

How local authorities support cost reducing measures and equity.

Schools involving parents and carers.

An effective and direct way to show a commitment to equity is to share a statement with parents and carers outlining the school’s ethos.

Rigside Primary School, South Lanarkshire has produced a simple, clear and informative Cost of the School Day leaflet for families to explain what's being done to reduce costs.

To help reduce the cost of the school day Kirkintilloch High School, East Dunbartonshire, bought a big cabinet for stationery and other products students might need, and put it where everyone has access.

With a wide range of needs to support, staff at Wallace High School in Stirling provide both universal and targeted approaches to supported study.

All schools in South Lanarkshire have a Cost of the School Day Position Statement and work hard to limit costs wherever possible. The team describe what their current priorities are.

Kit for All Dundee is an initiative led by Active Schools in partnership with schools, the local community and local charities.

The staff of Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow knew that many of their families were likely to be missing out on vital financial support and were delighted to take part in a programme placing Financial Inclusion Support Officers (FISO) directly in Glasgow schools.