Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand the needs of children and young people who are vulnerable and experiencing poverty and disadvantage

View the video, which was produced by Teachers TV . The video is about how staff at a Children’s Centre show the steps they are taking to reduce child poverty as part of a national pilot scheme. Watch the video and make notes. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting? What can you learn from watching the video?

Table of Contents

‘UK Poverty 2023: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK’ from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
‘Disadvantage, behaviour and cognitive outcomes: Longitudinal analysis from age 5 to 16’ from the Early Intervention Foundation
Laser Learning reading text ‘The impact of poverty and deprivation on development’
‘Recent history of UK child poverty’ webpage on the Child Poverty Action Group website
‘What are individual circumstances or factors which can affect achievement at school?’ by Croydon County Council
‘Early help (or early intervention)’ on the NSPCC website
‘Bouncing back: How can resilience be promoted in vulnerable children and young people?’ by Barnardo’s
‘Children missing education’ by the National Children’s Bureau
‘Off the radar: Shining a light on children whose rights and welfare are at risk’ by the National Children’s Bureau
‘The relationship between parenting and poverty’ by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
‘Understanding what children say about living with domestic violence, parental substance misuse or parental health problems’ by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
‘Supporting the UK’s most vulnerable families: Why children’s centres are the best way to reach those who need it most’ by Action for Children

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