Reducing the poverty-related attainment gap: A rapid evidence review of tutoring and mentoring
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David Eyre
Peer Research by Children and Young People and their allies: A rapid evidence review
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Living through a pandemic: Experiences of low-income families in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
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In the room where it happens: Approaches to engaging people with direct experience of poverty in the development of local child poverty policy
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Blog: Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
Tackling poverty is a national mission with its very heart in our local communities. The Scottish Government shares the same objectives as The Poverty Alliance as we prepare for Challenge Poverty Week 2021. We want to improve the life chances of people living in poverty and we want to be part of the discussion about … Read more
Blog: Anas Sarwar, Leader of Scottish Labour
Challenge Poverty Week has come at a grimly apt time this year, with the shameful cut to Universal Credit kicking in later this week and the most severe cost of living crisis in years looming. This is a stark reminder of how much work there is to do – but it must also be a … Read more
Blog: Lorna Slater, Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens
Challenge Poverty week comes at a time when far too many people are experiencing a perfect storm of austerity and cuts. Fuel prices are surging at the same time as National Insurance costs are increasing, and furlough support is ending. To make matters worse, the UK government is choosing this moment to cut Universal Credit payments by over £1000 a year. Almost every day I hear from constituents who are feeling stretched. They can see … Read more
Blog: Tackling poverty & lived experience
Sarah Stocks, of Northern Star Associates, was commissioned by the Poverty Alliance – as part of the Get Heard Scotland initiative – to collate learning and practical approaches to include people with lived experience of poverty in local policy development. Here, she writes on the key insights contained in the resultant report: The people who … Read more
Blog: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
On a visit to a practice in Muirhouse last year, I was asked if I could estimate how many dementia patients they had on the books. Muirhouse Medical serves over 17,000 patients it’s striking to learn that those with dementia number fewer than 100. The reason for this comes down to poverty. The harsh reality is that people there are … Read more
Challenge Poverty Week: Voices across Scotland to unite in support of action to loosen the grip of poverty
Challenge Poverty Week – coordinated by the Poverty Alliance and supported by organisations from every major sector in Scotland – takes place this week at a time of growing hardship across Scotland. Starting on Monday 4th October and running until Sunday 10th October, hundreds of organisations from across Scotland will come together – through holding events, activities, and actions – to raise their … Read more
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