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- Catholic schools on the front line against child povertyBy Marie Southall, Director of Partnerships and Public Affairs, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and the Catholic Education Service Catholic school leaders are increasingly stepping in for overwhelmed public services, handling issues related to physical and mental health, immigration, housing, transport and more — and what they are seeing is children living in poverty. At the end of last year the 2,155 Catholic schools in England and Wales were asked about the extent of the child poverty they were witnessing, and the results were eye-opening. The cost-of-living crisis has meant instances of children arriving at school without having… Read More »Catholic schools on the front line against child poverty
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