The Literacy Pirates Giving low literacy the heave-ho Literacy is essential for children to succeed at secondary school. But if a child’s reading and writing skills are behind their peers at the age of nine, their confidence is affected and the gap widens. The...
MyBnk Money skills for independent living According to the Money and Pensions Service, 39% of adults in the UK don’t feel confident managing their money. To help address this, we’ve partnered with MyBnk on an innovative education programme empowering young people to...
Little Village It takes a Little Village Supporting a child for the first five years of his or her life costs nearly £70,000 according to Moneyfarm. For the 43% of families with a child under the age of five in London living in poverty, even buying the essentials is...
St John’s Hospice Comfort in the outdoors “I want nothing more than to once again smell the herbs and see butterflies fly past. Outside is a different world, you can close your eyes and imagine being in the countryside.” These are the words of Riccardo, who attends...
School-Home Support Breaking the cycle of school absence Every day of learning counts. Why some children miss valuable days at school is not always simple. School-Home Support (SHS) understands that problems beyond the classroom affect a child’s ability to be in...
