| answer text |
<p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all children, regardless of background,
benefit from an education which allows them to achieve their full potential.</p><p>
</p><p>This is primarily being achieved by additional Government investment to ensure
that poor children do not miss out on a good education. For example, through our pupil
premium, worth £2.5 billion a year, we are helping schools to transform the way they
educate disadvantaged children. We have invested £340 million to support cultural
education and announced an additional £18 million funding boost for music education,
giving thousands more disadvantaged pupils access to instruments. A recent Ofsted
report showed that our policies are working, and the achievement gap between disadvantaged
pupils and their peers is closing.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 September the Government extended
provision of free school meals to all children in reception, year 1, and year 2. As
a result, 100,000 more poor children are receiving a hot, healthy and nutritious meal
every day, saving low-income families around £400 per year per child.</p><p> </p><p>Together,
these policies will help to achieve our goal of breaking the inter-generational cycle
of poverty and closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged schoolchildren.</p><p>
</p>
|
|
