Comments on: Nearly Half Island’s Children On Brink Of Poverty http://ventnorblog.com/2008/10/01/nearly-half-islands-children-on-brink-of-poverty/ VentnorBlog - It's not just about Ventnor! News from the Isle of Wight. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:51:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Wendy Varley http://ventnorblog.com/2008/10/01/nearly-half-islands-children-on-brink-of-poverty/#comment-63683 Wendy Varley Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:07:48 +0000 http://ventnorblog.com/?p=6926#comment-63683 There is more about the impact of poverty on educational achievement on the The Campaign to End Child Poverty's website (link provided in article above). Look at their News archive. To quote from it: "A child who is born into a poor family will be at an educational disadvantage before they have even learnt to say the word ‘school’. "At just 22 months, a child from a disadvantaged background begins to fall behind children from more comfortable backgrounds. And then everything which happens in 13 years of education widens rather than bridges that gulf." There is more about the impact of poverty on educational achievement on the The Campaign to End Child Poverty’s website (link provided in article above). Look at their News archive. To quote from it: “A child who is born into a poor family will be at an educational disadvantage before they have even learnt to say the word ‘school’.
“At just 22 months, a child from a disadvantaged background begins to fall behind children from more comfortable backgrounds. And then everything which happens in 13 years of education widens rather than bridges that gulf.”

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]]> By: insider http://ventnorblog.com/2008/10/01/nearly-half-islands-children-on-brink-of-poverty/#comment-63682 insider Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:42:55 +0000 http://ventnorblog.com/?p=6926#comment-63682 Good point "James P" although government(both central and local) are the only ones in a position to address child poverty, which they are failing to do given these figures, they are not taking into account the restraints put on those same children by those failings and the consequential effect that has on the children's performance. In other words they are taking a simplistic view and not comparing like for like. Good point “James P”
although government(both central and local) are the only ones in a position to address child poverty, which they are failing to do given these figures, they are not taking into account the restraints put on those same children by those failings and the consequential effect that has on the children’s performance.

In other words they are taking a simplistic view and not comparing like for like.

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]]> By: James P http://ventnorblog.com/2008/10/01/nearly-half-islands-children-on-brink-of-poverty/#comment-63679 James P Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:13:02 +0000 http://ventnorblog.com/?p=6926#comment-63679 I don't suppose any of this gets taken into account when reporting school performance? According to the Joseph Rowntree Trust, "Low income is a strong predictor of low educational performance". Pretty obvious, really, but it's nice to have it confirmed by an authoritative source. It also suggests that the Island schools have always been better than the council would like us to think... I don’t suppose any of this gets taken into account when reporting school performance?

According to the Joseph Rowntree Trust, “Low income is a strong predictor of low educational performance”. Pretty obvious, really, but it’s nice to have it confirmed by an authoritative source. It also suggests that the Island schools have always been better than the council would like us to think…

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]]> By: Eggy http://ventnorblog.com/2008/10/01/nearly-half-islands-children-on-brink-of-poverty/#comment-63675 Eggy Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:46:51 +0000 http://ventnorblog.com/?p=6926#comment-63675 I know single parents who would like to work, but it's not worth it, especially on the Island where it's hard to find a well paid job never mind one that fits in with childcare. Equally there are those who breed without thought and who won't ever have to pay a dime, and pass this ethos onto their kids. I know single parents who would like to work, but it’s not worth it, especially on the Island where it’s hard to find a well paid job never mind one that fits in with childcare. Equally there are those who breed without thought and who won’t ever have to pay a dime, and pass this ethos onto their kids.

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]]> By: insider http://ventnorblog.com/2008/10/01/nearly-half-islands-children-on-brink-of-poverty/#comment-63660 insider Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:22:37 +0000 http://ventnorblog.com/?p=6926#comment-63660 The government has stated that it will halve child poverty by 2010 and eradicate it by 2020. The government also states that inflation is at 4.7 percent, and we all believe that! Still looking on the bright side at least you don't have to queue in the supermarket any more as people can only afford the bare essentials in order to pay the Fat Cats for petrol, gas, electric etc. The government has stated that it will halve child poverty by 2010 and eradicate it by 2020.

The government also states that inflation is at 4.7 percent, and we all believe that!
Still looking on the bright side at least you don’t have to queue in the supermarket any more as people can only afford the bare essentials in order to pay the Fat Cats for petrol, gas, electric etc.

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