Material Deprivation

What is Material Deprivation?

- Inability to afford basic resources that impacts on a child's educational achievement.

- Douglas (1964): 'Home and the School', material deprivation has a cumulative effect on achievement.

Who Suffers from Material Deprivation?

- Measurement for material deprivation is usually receipt of free school meals.

- Social Metrics Commission: 4.6 million children are living in poverty in the UK and only 13.6% claim FSM.

- Child Poverty Action Group: 45% of children in minority ethnic families in poverty.

- White and mixed ethnicity students on FSM make less progress in secondary school than their non-FSM peers.

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