Margaret Johnstone, the Support Services Coordinator at Balwearie High School in Fife, feels that making sure that everyone has eaten is a key part of the school's responsibility for its young people.
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.
In more and more schools children and young people are getting involved in creating and promoting initiatives which reduce costs barriers to education in their school. This case study is all about the work of young people at Braes High School in Falkirk, St John Ogilvie High School in South Lanarkshire and Buckie Community High School in Moray.
Coatbridge High School in North Lanarkshire ran an all day event focusing on the cost of living, with workshops during the day for pupils and a drop-in Cost of Living Fayre for families after school, which showcased the work of a range of organisations in the area and covered wide spectrum of supports for families.
Neilsland Primary School in South Lanarkshire has managed to narrow the attendance gap between learners from lower income and higher income families, by tackling the poverty related barriers to attendance, with communication at all levels key to this success.
Wallace High School and Bannockburn Primary School in Stirling are both aware of how important families voices are to adapting and evolving their practice. Scott Pennock at Wallace High shares strategies for engaging with a wide parental demographic and Audrey Ross at Bannockburn Primary describes how their practice changed following discussions with families.
The newly formed Giffnock Primary School parent equalities group in East Renfrewshire adapted a Cost of the School Day survey to find out how families had been affected financially by Covid and lockdown.
