Talking about costs and money with parents and carers can feel difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. This resource is full of insights from parents and carers about how schools can communicate with them about costs, make them aware of the entitlements for school age children, and how to make sure families feel comfortable enough to open up when there are financial problems at home.
Resources developed with a focus on England, Scotland or Wales to fit the needs of each nation's schools and curriculum, but most of them can easily be adapted for other areas.
These activities can help your group to start conversations, and consider what impact poverty and costs can have on school life. This is a great place to get started raising awareness and understanding.
These activities can help your group to start conversations, consider what impact poverty and costs can have on school life and think about what action you're going to take. This is all about how you might go about taking action.
These activities can help your group to start conversations, consider what impact poverty and costs can have on school life and think about what action you're going to take. Asking everyone about costs at your school is a great thing to do to alongside raising awareness.
At Wallace High School, better understanding of their catchment area and the challenges faced by families has been key to planning learning and support.
One secondary school in North Lanarkshire recognised that increasing numbers of young people were in need of school uniform and clothing. The school decided to set up a cluster wide uniform bank.
