Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

The Child Poverty Action Group survey examined the costs of secondary school (PA) -

Children from low income families are “bounced out of some subjects” at school by costs, a charity has warned.

Research by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) found nearly a quarter (23%) of secondary school pupils on free school meals (FSM) said cost fears have prevented them from choosing a subject to study, compared with 9% of their peers who are not receiving free school meals.