As children go back to school, CPAG is striving to make sure children can make
the most of their school day. Please send a donation today.
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Hello John

As the new school year starts, many children will be sharing exciting holiday
stories with friends, showing off a new lunchbox or pencil case, or making their
way to school on their own for the first time on their new bike! Yet, for nine
children in a classroom of 30, it’s a completely different story.



The start of the school year shines a spotlight on the poverty that, for some
children, takes away the joy of childhood and limits their life chances .



Children can’t learn when they can’t participate or when they are unhappy. Additional school costs can be a major burden on poorer families. This affects
children’s experiences at school – what they can do, what they can take part in,
how they feel and how they learn. From uniform, travel and trips to learning
materials, lunch and clubs, there are so many costs that often unwittingly
stigmatise and exclude children living in poverty. Not being able to take part
can leave children feeling different and embarrassed.

Whether you have children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews in school or not, we
can all agree that every child should be able to make the most of their schooldays
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Poverty restricts children’s learning and experiences at school. It doesn’t have to be this way
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This is why CPAG launched its Cost of the School Day project five years ago in
Scotland. Since then, we’ve been working with children, parents and teachers in
schools across Scotland to identify actions schools can take which help tackle
financial barriers to children’s participation, learning and wellbeing
throughout the school day. From next month, we will be scaling up our work to
155 schools across England, Scotland and Wales, taking the successes of the Cost
of the School Day project across the country, working in partnership with
Children North East.

Please donate now
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Your support has already helped CPAG achieve real and lasting change to the
lives of children across the country. With more children becoming locked into
poverty, we need your donations more than ever
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If you've recently donated, we're extremely grateful for your generosity and
thank you for taking the time to read this.

Yours sincerely,

Kate Anstey

UK Project and Partnerships Development Manager: Cost of the School Day



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