For some families, the cost of a holiday is often unrealistic as are many activities. But this is particularly the case for those children trapped in double disadvantage - those who attend poorly performing schools plus live in deprived surroundings. These children too rarely receive the opportunities their peers enjoy.
It is in these communities that the support of charity programmes for these children makes a tangible difference.
Once term-time returns, their teachers will strive to remedy a huge variety of challenging social and educational issues. Intervening at school is the best opportunity to redress the balance for those growing up in our most-deprived communities. It is here that barriers can be removed and opportunities identified for each individual pupil to ensure they avoid being trapped in a cycle of intergenerational worklessness, poverty and low aspiration.
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