PROMOTING EQUITY WEEK

28 September - 2 October 2020

"Closing the poverty related attainment gap is the defining mission of this government and that commitment will remain as we gradually exit from lockdown. "

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister, June 2020

At this time of pandemic, achieving equity for all our young people has never been more important or more challenging. This event will provide an important opportunity to collaborate on what is working, share research and to provide professional learning opportunities which will support the work of educators across the Northern Alliance in understanding equity, raising attainment and closing the poverty related attainment gap for our young people.

Get involved!

Click on the overview tab or the daily tabs to see some of the presentations, workshops and resources around closing the poverty-related attainment gap that practitioners at all levels can participate and contribute as much as you wish.

WE WANT your children and young people TO BE involved!

We will provide a number of resources for practitioners which actively engages pupils around the theme of equity in school. These will be made available from Monday 14th September. More resources will then be added to each daily page and included on our sharepoint which can be accessed here.

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National "Challenge Poverty Week"

5th – 11th October 2020

The Poverty Alliance hold their annual Challenge Poverty Week with the aims of highlight the reality of poverty and challenging the stereotypes, showcasing the solutions to poverty and increasing public support for action to solve poverty

Challenge Poverty Week is an opportunity for you to raise your voice against poverty and show what is being done to tackle poverty across Scotland.

You may wish to plan for this week using some of the resources and information from Equity Week. Further information can be found here.