Food Banks in Schools and Nurseries
The Education Sector’s Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis
Alice Bradbury author Sharon Vince author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Publishing:13th Jan '25
£14.99
This title is due to be published on 13th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
During the cost-of-living crisis, schools and nurseries have had to step beyond their educational purpose to offer free food to families through food banks. This book explores how these food banks operate, why families use them and how they affect children’s participation and wellbeing. Drawing on case studies of 12 primary schools and early years settings across England, it examines the impact on family wellbeing, home-school relationships and staff.
The authors argue that the situation will remain unsustainable if this welfare work continues to be unfunded and unrecognised, raising a significant question of who should and who can be responsible for alleviating child poverty.
ISBN: 9781447375524
Dimensions: unknown
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176 pages