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    Rethinking poverty and social class: The teacher's response
    (Trentham Books, 2012-07-30) Wrigley, Terry; Arshad, Rowena; Wrigley, Terry; Pratt, Lynne
    Forty years ago it was easy to believe that child poverty had disappeared from modern Britain. It belonged in the past or to distant places – images of Oliver Twist or African famine victims would spring to mind. It was assumed that residual poverty in Britain was largely due to idleness or alcohol. Few can still believe this now. Despite dramatic advances in productivity associated with computer technologies, and a boom time for the super-rich, child poverty statistics are scandalous. In the UK poverty more than doubled during the 1980s (the Thatcher period), fell slowly after 2000 when the last (Labour) government set a slow pace for its disappearance, then rose again after the financial crash. Almost a third of Britain’s children are living in poverty - on average nine children in a class of thirty (Child Poverty Action Group 2018).
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    Social justice re-examined: Dilemmas and solutions for the classroom teacher [Second Edition]
    (Trentham, 2019-11-04) Arshad, Rowena; Wrigley, Terry; Pratt, Lynne; Arshad, Rowena; Wrigley, Terry; Pratt, Lynne
    UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION Teachers want to do their best for every child, but worry about causing offence and often shy away from troublesome issues. The classroom situations and strategies presented here will help teachers negotiate their way through complex situations and bring about constructive change. This book clarifies concepts and value differences and the subtle ways in which inequality often works. Theoretical as well as practical, these chapters look from inside out from the perspective of the teacher. They cover a wide range of issues: race, gender, poverty and class, sexuality, religion, English as an Additional Language, Islamophobia, Traveller children and ADHD. The book is essential reading for student teachers, early career teachers and teacher educators, but will also be invaluable for experienced teachers as they navigate their work in an increasingly diverse society.