How does poverty affect children education?
Introduction (500 words)
For the introduction, you need to provide:
Definitions of the poverty
Context, history, policy, legislation and rights (here are some, Children Act 1989, children and family Act 2014, care Act 2014, Poverty Act, Education Act)
Description: practical processes / systems (bring up what are in place to support children who are living in poverty)
Body part (4100 words)
Critical analysis:
What link are between poverty and education? Are children with limited resources able to concentrate fully during classroom in school?
Show how economic disadvantage can affect children’s performance in school and their future
What are the measures put in place to stop child poverty (discussing strengths, limitations, tensions involved with the policy, legislation, processes and systems)?
bringing out the fact and figures to show that even though the Uk GOV put in place legislation and policies they are still lot of children living in poverty (discussing strengths, limitations, tension involved)
What are the measures put in place to give a better chance to children living in poverty to be educate? (discussing strengths, limitations, tension involved with the policies legislation, processes and systems
Look education: how many poor children living in poverty have a chance to go to good school like Grammar School? Show how their future can be affect by this.
Look the 7 keys principles of the Children Act 1989 and apply. paramountcy of child interests (are they listening the voice and the right of child? Prevention (is it any early year prevention?) Partnership, does people who working with children have enough funding? do we have enough staff to take care of children?
Conclusion (400 words)
Here are some’s book to use please use them
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Coleman, J. & Hagell, A. eds. 2007. Adolescence, risk and resilience : against the odds. Chichester:
Cunningham H. 2006. The invention of childhood. London: BBC Books.
Dolan, P., Canavan, J. & Pinkerton, J. eds. 2006. Family Support as Reflective Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishing.
Frost, N. 2011. Rethinking children and families : the relationship between the childhood, families and the state. London: Continuum.
Hendrick H. 2003. Child welfare : historical dimensions, contemporary debates. Bristol: Policy Press.
Postman N. 1994. The Disappearance of Childhood. New York: Vintage Books.