tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post1633393590719132280..comments2024-03-27T18:54:46.951+00:00Comments on Syniadau :: The Blog: Child Poverty ... what can Wales do about it?Syniadauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876017048168055247noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-20284602498450930602009-06-30T16:00:04.861+01:002009-06-30T16:00:04.861+01:00Hi,
Off the top of my head, a longer term policy ...Hi,<br /><br />Off the top of my head, a longer term policy I would like to see implemented is the ‘pupil premium’ idea, which I believe the Lib Dems have probably been credited with bringing forward.<br /><br />This can make those kids in poverty a funding ‘asset’ to schools, making the best ones far more willing to take on a larger percentage of said kids. Now that is a blunt view on that issue – I assume that the best performing schools are often in more affluent areas and feature less kids on free school meals. <br /><br />Ultimately, benefit increases and the like are limited to shift generational poverty – we need to ENABLE people to get out of poverty through work and achievement, rather than artificially keep them out of poverty only via benefits.<br /><br />I have been meaning to go over the document and make more explicit my ideas, will do so asap.<br /><br />MarcusUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325653896081676942noreply@blogger.com