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More than one in four children in the UK are growing up in poverty. It doesn’t have to be like this. Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.

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Many schools are consider how to help with the cost of learning, particularly now that digital devices are so important. St Paul's RC Academy in Dundee now offers resources for home learning as well as covering any costs related to the curriculum and The Rainbow Centre in Inverclyde is tackling digital inequality for families.

How to make sure that families of school pupils know about the financial help available and support to claim.

What schools across Scotland are doing to reduce costs, boost incomes and support low income families.

East Ayrshire Council decided to commit funding to extend their Financial Inclusion Team and place workers in every secondary school in the authority, focusing on maximising family incomes, making sure families are receiving all the benefits and entitlements they’re eligible for. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland worked with the financial inclusion team to deliver child poverty and rights sessions to 70 learners, helping to raise awareness of the causes of poverty in Scotland, the impact poverty can have on children’s rights and cost barriers families and pupil face at school.

Staff at Girvan Academy in South Ayrshire put a lot of thought into providing support for young people from low income families and after consulting with the whole school community they realised that they would also have to consider how they describe and promote these supports, to encourage uptake and make sure there was no stigma attached.

Between 2017 and 2020 the Cost of the School Day team at Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland worked with schools and more than 700 young people in Dundee, to produce findings which supported actions like cheaper uniform suppliers, more inclusive homework policies, greater consistency in lending resources, breakfast provision, free ‘ready to learn’ packs, non-stigmatising approaches to fundraising, trip subsidies, and improved promotion of financial entitlements.

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