Housing

Overcrowding

• Greater risk of accidents

  • More absences due to injury/inability to be in school

    • More lesson content and teacher support missed

      • Lower grades/underperforming academically

• M/c students who have safe homes are less likely to have accidents

  • They are then less likely to miss school due to injury

    • The more school they’re in, the more lesson content and teacher support they have access to

      • Therefore they reach their full academic potential

Overcrowding

• Less personal and therefore study space

  • Less space to do homework or do it to the required quality due to space or time constraints

    • Less opportunity to consolidate what learnt in class

      • More time spent in lessons trying to understand

        • Less time spent on actual content

          • Low grades/underperforming academically

• M/c students who have study and personal space

  • Can dedicate a set time and place to do homework to a good standard

    • Make more progress as can study outside of lessons and therefore do more extension work

      • Reach full academic potential

Overcrowding

• Disturbed sleep from sharing beds/bedrooms

  • Less concentration and focus at school due to tiredness

    • Less lesson content covered as teachers adapt to the needs of students who are struggling to stay awake and engaged

      • Lower grades/academic underperformance

• M/c students have adequate sleep

  • Arrive at school refreshed and ready to learn

    • No difficulties concentrating so can make fast/expected progress

      • Reach full academic potential

Overcrowding

• Less room for educational activities in childhood

  • Impaired intellectual development

    • Starting school at a disadvantage

      • School doesn’t catch them up

        • Lower grades/academic underperformance

• M/c students have enough room for educational activities

  • Intellectually develop at a normal/faster rate

    • Enter school with all skills needed to succeed, just not the knowledge

      • School builds on the skills and gives them the knowledge

        • Reach full academic potential

Temporary accommodation

• Moving house a lot

  • Moving school a lot

    • Increased risk of psychological distress and inconsistencies in education

      • Disruption to lessons, content and skills missed

        • Lower grades/academic underachievement

• M/c students often have fixed accommodation

  • Fewer moves of school

    • Less risk of psychological distress and more consistent education

      • More energy to focus on schoolwork and no missed lessons

        • Fast progress

          • Academic potential reached

Temporary accommodation

• Increased risk of infections and accidents

  • More absences from school due to illness

    • More lesson content missed and less time with teacher

      • Lower grades/academic underachievement

• M/c students with regular accommodation have less of a risk of infections and accidents

  • They are then less likely to miss school due to illness

    • The more school they’re in, the more lesson content and teacher support they have access to

      • Reach full academic potential

Cold/damp housing

• More ill health (living in damp accommodation increases the risk of suffering nausea and vomiting 2 fold, damp accommodation linked to chest infections, 85% of children living in damp flats suffer breathing problems)

  • More absences from school

    • More lesson content missed and less time with teacher

      • Lower grades/academic underachievement

• M/c students with safe housing have a lesser risk of experiencing recurring ill health

  • Fewer absences from school

    • More lesson content and teacher support available

      • Reach full academic potential

Living in damp accommodation increases the risk of suffering nausea and vomiting 2 fold

• Damp accommodation linked to chest infections

  • 85% of children living in damp flats suffer breathing problems