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Surviving or Thriving? School

Schools are experiencing their own cost of living problems. A primary school tells us about the challenge.

Schools are dealing with their own rising costs, but they are also coping with the impact of the cost-of-living on their pupils and their families. One primary school tells us how they鈥檙e facing up to the challenge. Can they thrive in tricky economic times?

Felicity Hannah spends a day at school with Sally Herbert, Principal at Oasis Academy Harpur Mount, primary school in Manchester. She meets staff, parents and pupils to hear how the cost of living is impacting on their children鈥檚 education.

The Programme also talks to education expert Laura McInErney, co-founder of Teacher Tapp, to ask what does the future look like for schools.

Series Producer Smita Patel
Editor Clare Fordham
Studio mixed by Rod Farquhar

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28 minutes

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Wed 23 Aug 2023 15:00

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