Chapter: Health
Building the case for free school meals
Patrick Barwise, Emeritus Professor of Management and Marketing at London Business School
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Britain is on course to be the most obese nation in Europe by the early 2030s.[i] There is also agreement across the political spectrum of the need to address large inequalities of opportunity within an …
Read the essayA hungry child cannot learn
Sharon Hodgson, Member of Parliament and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food
‘A hungry child cannot learn’ is a phrase widely used within the school sector when we advocate for better food provisions for children. This simple phrase masks an incredibly complex reality for children and young people facing food insecurity. This r …
Read the essayNo more lonely children
Robin Hewings, Director of Programmes at the Campaign to End Loneliness
Good and nourishing relationships are a vital part of growing up. Loneliness is what we feel when we do not have the social relationships we need, and it particularly affects children. We do not know if children today are lonelier than earlier generati …
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