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O4A: Creating 'Opportunity For All'
29 June 2023
When inequality exists at the outset of a child’s life, the cycle often perpetuates into their adult years. Those who are under-served during their early education can fall behind their...
How older adults can keep an active mind and body
30 June 2023
Taking pleasure in gaining a new skill is something we experience regardless of our age. The joy of learning doesn’t stop when we reach a certain age milestone and the...
How food poverty is affecting BaNES families
4 July 2023
As a society, we have seen a sharp increase in the cost of food over the last 18 months. Staples such as eggs and milk have risen by 37% and...
Add Your Safe Place
9 November 2023
A safe place is ‘a physical space where services are provided to support 0 – 12s and their families outside of school hours. If you think your business or venue...
Child poverty - the challenges we face
24 February 2023
Despite ranking as having the fifth strongest economy in the world, societal inequality in the UK remains unacceptably high – especially when it comes to children. In November 2022, the...
What is being done to address the educational attainment gap?
9 August 2023
BaNES schools come in above average against national expected learning standards, but these figures disguise significant disparities in the region where the gap between the highest and lowest achieving pupils...
New upskilling programme aims to reduce the early language gap between under-served…
17 August 2023
In 2020, St John’s launched the Foundation Fund, with the overarching ambition of levelling the educational playing field to ensure all children across our region meet age-related standards. For this...
Almshouse residents may extend life by 2 years, study finds
22 August 2023
Almshouses are the oldest form of social housing. Originating over 1,000 years ago as a means of helping societies’ most vulnerable people, they now play an important role in housing...
Louise Harvey: 20 Years at St John's
24 August 2023
To celebrate her 20 year anniversary with the St John’s Foundation, we sat down with our Executive Director, Louise Harvey and had a chat about her time with the organisation,...
Exploring how our three-year programme has empowered schools, families and their communities
29 August 2023
Academic attainment levels have, historically, been lower among children from under-served backgrounds for a variety of complex reasons. The gap between the highest and lowest achieving pupils has been exacerbated...
