From September onwards, full-time working parents with 3 or 4-year-olds can get extra nursery time for free. However, the additional money the government is spending on these nurseries is by far not enough. Nursery time therefore increases from 15 hours per week to 30 hours. Nevertheless, the nurseries only get 40p more per hour which …
Tafsia Shikdar, daughter of a Bangladeshi migrant was awarded a scholarship to MIT, a top ten university worldwide. The girl went to school in Newham and lives in a normal flat with her father, an IT support worker, her mother, a school lunch time supervisor and her three brothers. However, the girl’s outstanding GCSE results …
Thy English Academy not only gives away scholarships to students form disadvantaged background but also offers half price tuition to pupils who can provide us with a low income statement. Decreasing the education inequality is at the heart of the academy and we really feel like we can make a difference there. 87% of students …
A study, published in January has shown that children as young as the age of 6 years are aware of their perceived life chances. The study performed by The New York University showed that when girls reach the age of six they are already classifying themselves differently from their male classmates. The researchers asked five-year-olds …
A study published in Leeds has revealed that an unknown number of girls in the UK miss school once a month because they are unable to afford sanitary products. Other issues relating poverty to poor education are a lack of sufficient cloths or packed lunches. Hence, students from less wealthy economic backgrounds keep missing lessons …
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