Strategic action is needed to reduce child poverty and enhance children’s well-being.
That’s the call from Social Justice Ireland, which is appealing to the Government not to introduce temporary once-off measures in the budget.
It’s looking for a reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio in schools here, which is the highest in Europe at 15 in an average class size of 25, while the European average is 13.6.
It says increasing the number of teachers in schools will allow improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for pupils.
Research And Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland Susanne Rogers says that child poverty is a complicated issue and highlights the findings in the monitor.
