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Part 1 examines the challenges and barriers often faced by economically disadvantage learners and offers advice about precise diagnosis and smart identification of needs.

Rachel Macfarlane, Lead Adviser for Underserved Learners at HFL Education, shares ten top tips to help eliminate economic exclusion as well as three key questions to consider.

This third instalment explores the importance of a sense of belonging and status in economically disadvantaged learners.

In this blog post, Andy Griffith, co-author of The Working Classroom, makes some practical suggestions for schools to adopt.

Amanda Hubball, Deputy Head and More Able Lead at Alfreton Nursery School, explores the power of metacognition in empowering young people to overcome potential barriers to achievement.

Marc Bowen, Deputy Headteacher at Raglan CiW VC Primary School, shares how he has developed his classroom environment to remove potential barriers to learning for neurodivergent learners, including those who are more able.