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Fantastic! What a wonderful achievement! #UCB #universityofthe year #whatuni @Whatuni @UCBofficial

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'Genuinely from the bottom of my heart, this university is amazing' - so says one of the students from this year's winners of the prestigious University of the Year category @UCBofficial. Massive congrats to all! 🎉🎉 #WUSCA

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Our Early Childhood Studies programme at @UCBofficial features in the new Graduate Careers Pathways publication by @NurseryWorld.

It consistently achieves high NSS scores, highlighting the success of the degree in supporting students to learn & achieve.

https://t.co/E4i7EyJCUq

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This morning, Daisy, Katie and Ben are at a conference on practice-based challenges to poverty at ⁦@UCBofficial⁩ ⁦@UCBprimary⁩

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Call to action!

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So what can we do?

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Laura summarises some of the key points from the morning…

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Sammy-Jo refers to the words of Rita Pearson and our role in championing children.

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Sammy-Jo highlights the crossover between poverty and SEND.

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Sammy-Jo talks about the generational challenges related to poverty and how this cycle needs to be interrupted.

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Sammy-Jo asks us to think if we’re doing enough to support children living in poverty.

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Next up is Sammy-Jo Lowe, Assistant Principal at James Brindley Academy. She will be talking to us about her experiences supporting children living in poverty.

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Laura reminds us of the need to take care of our own wellbeing when working with families.

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Laura closes the first session by confirming the empowerment that can be felt when working with families.

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Partnership working is vital in making a change.

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The importance of breakfast is a reason behind @family_action supporting breakfast clubs in schools.

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Food banks are at crisis point in terms of supplies and funding.

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Alice makes the link between poverty and child health.

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Alice moves on to discuss the significant challenges due to a housing crisis in the area.

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Alice discusses the rise in poverty across the city of Birmingham.

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Alice asks us to be curious when we’re working with children.

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How would you define poverty?