Many educators are passionate about giving students the opportunities and skills needed to succeed in later life and believe this shouldn’t be based on their family income or the community they come from.

1. How Addressing Inequality
Improves Education for Children
EDUCATION
Sir Peter
Birkett

2. HOW ADDRESSING INEQUALITY
IMPROVES EDUCATION FOR
CHILDREN
Many educators are passionate about giving students the opportunities
and skills needed to succeed in later life and believe this shouldn’t be
based on their family income or the community they come from.

3. L
ow-income students across the
globe and in the UK are fall-
ing behind because they don’t
have the same access to education
as their more affluent peers.
When investment and resources go
into making education more equal
for all, there are many benefits.
By addressing inequalities, focus-
sing on mental health and recruit-
ing passionate teachers, more stu-
dents will have the opportunity to
experience life-changing education
and a better life.
Improved Student Wellbeing
Mental health and education are
very closely intertwined, and once
schools start to address the effects
of social media, gaming and the in-
ternet on a student’s health, they
can improve their wellbeing and
make them a happier, healthier in-
dividual.
Increased University
Attendance
Currently, children who are sup-
ported financially within the school
system are far less likely to attend
university – even if they have the
knowledge and skills to get a place
Hiring the right teachers and im-
proving the quality of education
across the board will level the play-
ing field and give more opportu-
nities to students from a range of
backgrounds.
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Mental health and education are very
closely intertwined, and once schools start
toaddresstheeffectsofsocialmedia,gam-
ing and the internet on a student’s health,
theycanimprovetheirwellbeingandmake
them a happier, healthier individual.

4. To find out more about this
topic, visit the blog of Sir
Peter Birkett.