Deprivation affects us all

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

By Pat Wills, headteacher at Claremont Primary School in Blackpool and national chair of Early Education I am a wholehearted supporter of the Government's campaign to break the cycle of deprivation and poverty. I recognise that it will be a long, slow process and will take time and maybe several generations. However, last Thursday I had to deal with a tragedy that no family, school or community should have to deal with. It concerned a family with seven children who had moved into the area three years ago and who have been living in overcrowded accommodation.