This episode considers the consequences that poverty has for children and their education and offers practical ideas for how primary schools can address these.

We look at the national picture of child poverty, causes and impact, and the barriers it creates to education and school.

Our experts offer key principles for how we can work to counteract the impact of disadvantage in schools and a wealth of practical ideas – large and small – for supporting pupils.

We discuss family engagement, the curriculum, how the Pupil Premium can be used, boosting Pupil Premium registration, and pitfalls to avoid when allocating this funding.