{"id":389,"date":"2015-10-07T08:32:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T07:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=389"},"modified":"2015-10-09T12:56:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T11:56:59","slug":"launch-of-the-cost-of-the-school-day-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2015\/10\/07\/launch-of-the-cost-of-the-school-day-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of the Cost of the School Day Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">posted by Derek Yeoman, Community Assessment &amp; Review Officer, Bellevue House<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';font-size: 12pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"_x0000_i1025\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i.emlfiles3.com\/cmpimg\/9\/8\/2\/7\/files\/imagecache\/6218467\/w600_6705482_cosd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"110\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0094ca;font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 11.5pt\">\u201cThe main impact of the project in our school is a change of mind-set. Rather than going ahead and doing things, we\u2019re really thinking carefully about costs and financial impact on our children and families &#8211; the phrase \u2018cost of the school day\u2019 comes up constantly now in our planning and discussions. It\u2019s not just an initiative or project where we go back to normal after it\u2019s finished, there\u2019s been a real shift in our thinking.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 11.5pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">(Head Teacher, Glasgow)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>We are delighted to share the Cost of the School Day report with you, being launched today at an Inclusion and Equalities conference for Glasgow schools. The full report and executive summary can found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/cpag-mail.org.uk\/5MH-3PA77-IXOUXI-1SC270-1\/c.aspx\">www.cpag.org.uk\/costoftheschoolday<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Contained in this report are learning and recommendations from over 300 children and young people and over 100 school staff members in Glasgow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The key financial barriers affecting participation throughout the school day for children and young people from low income households<\/li>\n<li>Good practice measures which children say help to reduce costs, ensure equal access to opportunities and reduce poverty related stigma, along with their ideas about what more could be done<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations for local authorities, schools and other stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Resources to support poverty proofing in schools and local authorities along with examples of simple changes made by schools participating in Cost of the School Day.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 11.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 11.5pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\nWe hope that you find the report findings and resources useful and that you are able to use them in your own settings. Please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch with me if you would like to discuss the report or are keen to get involved in the next phase of the Cost of the School Day project.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 11.5pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We encourage you to forward this email to any relevant colleagues or networks and to promote it on social media: <\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/cpag-mail.org.uk\/5MH-3PA77-IXOUXI-1SC271-1\/c.aspx\">#CostofSchoolDay<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\nSara Spencer<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cost of the School Day Project Manager<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland<br \/>\nLadywell, Unit 9,<br \/>\n94 Duke Street,<br \/>\nGlasgow G4 0UW<br \/>\nTel: 0141 548 1056<br \/>\nEmail: <strong><a href=\"mailto:sspencer@cpagscotland.org.uk\">sspencer@cpagscotland.org.uk<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">I work Mondays to Thursdays\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>posted by Derek Yeoman, Community Assessment &amp; Review Officer, Bellevue House \u201cThe main impact of the project in our school is a change of mind-set. 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