A new initiative has been launched to help make a real difference to the poverty-related attainment gap in classrooms across the north.
The Northern Alliance’s “Our Voice” project will capture the voice of children and young people who have lived in or were surrounded by poverty.
Teachers and practitioners from eight local authorities will work with officials in order to learn more about the issues surrounding poverty and its impact.
The aim is for those practitioners to then be equipped with the means to have sensitive conversations with young people and capture their thoughts and views on poverty.
Moray Council’s Jo Kirby said: “Our thinking is that the insight we gain from young people will inform how schools can work with partners, industry and the wider community to explore how the barriers created by poverty can be overcome.”
Scott Calder, from the Aberdeenshire Council, added: “It’s a collaborative project aimed at reducing the barriers to learning that child poverty causes.”
It is hoped the lessons learned through the project can be used to offer better direction as to how Pupil Equity Funding should be spent.
Teachers and practitioners keen to find out more about opportunities to take part as the project expands should email jo.kirby@moray.gov.uk or scott.calder@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by Friday, March 20.