Period Poverty - government action

[WelshMoth]

According to the BBC, Schools in rangeland can now opt into a scheme to have free sanitary products for their girls.


www.independent.co.uk/news/education/free-tampons-secondary-schools-period-poverty-education-amika-george-a8815626.html

Can anyone see whether this is applicable only to English schools? If so, does anyone know why? I teach in a particularly impoverished are in Wales and Home Bargains and Poundland are our saviour - many teachers stock up using our own funds and quietly spread the word that we have supplies. I'm sure other home nations would welcome this free scheme, not just England.

[dementedpixie]

They already have it in Scotland

[dementedpixie]

www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/9kx5np/free-sanitary-products-schools-scotland this suggests wales does have a scheme or is planning it

[dementedpixie]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-47883449

[cdtaylornats]

I'm sure someone will be along soon to tell us by the Boris government is evil for introducing this.

[dementedpixie]

They've lagged behind the rest of the UK. Maybe he should have sorted it out sooner!

[whatnow40]

This was agreed to head off a legal challenge in the high court to make period products available in schools. Equal access to education was the legal argument and I'm so glad the government backed down and agreed this.

[cdtaylornats]

I trust male teachers will now get a payrise as this could be a discriminatory payment in kind for female teachers.

[WelshMoth]

@cdtaylornats, can you please elaborate?

[WelshMoth]

demented thanks for the link - I had no idea that this had already been rolled out in Wales. Am on the gov website now and can't see whether it's an opt in programme?

[dementedpixie]

It's primarily for the children not the staff. Or the Male teachers could take a tampon home for their wife/partner so they could be even!

[dementedpixie]

Seema to be through the local councils. Maybe need to talk to them to see how to access funding