Cost of the School Day eLearning
Explore how school communities can reduce and remove the financial barriers to education for children and young people from low-income families.
This eLearning course is for anyone who has an interest in reducing costs to families, supporting learners and promoting equity in education.
This course is designed to broaden knowledge of the financial challenges families face and how schools can make a difference. There's key learning on child poverty, practical ways to support learners, interactive scenarios, film and audio material, reflections and quizzes. This course supports CLPL with a certificate of completion for users and take away resources.
This course will take between 60 and 90 minutes to complete, and can be undertaken in more than one session.
Relevant in Scotland only
This course is only relevant to people in Scotland.
"It was useful to think about a child as a part of their whole family and appreciate how they are affected by poverty. I was surprised to know that many working families are struggling financially. There seems to be more poverty than ever, this has made me aware of asking for money and conscious about fundraising. I also liked learning more about services and benefits I can signpost families to. I believe that the course provided real life examples and used the views of our children to show just how important it is for the whole school community to be aware of the challenges of poverty in their midst and to be actively seeking to make a positive difference."
Teacher
The scenarios as they really made you think about what your responses to each situation would be.
Teacher