Becca Weighell
@beccaweighell
Head of Youth Engagement @_TheFEA, previously @WarChildUK. Participation and Safeguarding ✊. Children, Youth and Int Development MSc 📚 My own views.
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18-10-2021 19:22:51
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'Even with schools literally crumbling and the attainment gap at its highest on record, education fails to get prominence' - Fair Education Alliance's Janeen Hayat schoolsweek.co.uk/success-of-soc…
Brilliant to hear Fair Education Alliance Youth Steering Group member Scarlett speaking at @SchoolGovNet #GfSConference2023 - "cherrypicking high achieving students for leadership roles cements the voicelessness of disadvantaged students... governors must hold space for all students"
This is stark from UNICEF UK. The United Kingdom has seen the biggest rise in child poverty rates of all OECD/ EU countries. Radical action is needed now to tackle child poverty head on. We know what solutions work, follow work of Child Poverty Action Group End Child Poverty The Children's Society.