Talking about poverty at school – new activities for Challenge Poverty Week
Do you know of any schools looking for something great to do this Challenge Poverty Week (7-13 October)?
We have a brand-new set of Cost of the School Day activities designed to get school communities thinking and talking about poverty . Your help to share them with the schools and teachers you work with would be really appreciated.
Why we want to get everyone talking about poverty
Last year, over 5000 children and young people shared their views in the Cost of the School Day Big Question. They said that it’s important we talk more about poverty to help remove stigma and raise awareness of help that’s available at school – so that’s what we’re doing this Challenge Poverty Week.
Activities
We’ve got four Talking about Poverty activities to try out. Each activity works well on its own or as part of a set.
- Talking to politicians and the government Work together to come up with a question or something you would like to tell politicians and the people in charge of education – we’ll pass everything along.
- Talking to each other about costs at school Find out what other pupils in your school think about school costs and the help people can get with them. What are things like, and what could be better?
- Talking to your headteacher Interview your headteacher to find out what your school is doing to challenge poverty, then work together to come up with a Cost of the School Day pledge for your school!
- Talking to your school community Create some eye-catching posters to help everyone in your school community understand what support is on offer and how to access it.
All of these Challenge Poverty Week activities can be found on our website – please share this email throughout your networks.
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