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Boarding Chances for Children Report 2023-24
This year, Buttle UK have supported 55 students across the 2023-24 academic year to attend boarding school, amounting to £729,793 of funding for our Support for Boarding programme. We have seen 15 students complete their GCSEs, A-Levels and vocational courses this year. Read on to see the overview of the report and to download the full report.
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Tests for the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy
As members of the End Child Poverty Coalition, Buttle UK are welcoming the Government's new and ambitious Child Poverty Strategy, read the full blog below to see the eight key areas that we will test the strategy against when it is published.
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Vacancy Alert: Trusts and Foundations Officer
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Fundraising and Marketing team as a Trusts and Foundations Officer, read on for how to apply.
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Growing Up in Poverty: Reflections on challenging childhoods in 2024
In September 2024, we published our Growing Up In Poverty report. In this blog post, we talk about the journey to design and undertake this piece of research, and reflect on the impact it has had at Buttle UK.
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The Stark Reality of Growing Up in Poverty: Insights from Buttle UK’s Latest Report
In June 2024, Buttle UK concluded an extensive project to explore the lived experiences of children, young people, and families grappling with extreme financial hardship. Our new report, "Growing Up in Poverty," reveals a harrowing picture of life under severe financial strain exacerbated by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
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Our Data Journey
Since 2023, Buttle UK has been sharing our data on 360Giving. In this blog by Jessie Adams, Impact & Evaluation Manager, we explore what this means for us as an organisation as well as the wider landscape of data sharing.
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Creating Buttle UK’s Youth Advisory Panel
In recent months, our Co-Production and Youth Engagement Manager has been working with a group of young people who have received our grants to design Buttle UK’s Youth Advisory Panel. In this blog, we hear from our Co-Pro Manager and one of the young participants about their experience of being involved.
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Vacancy Alert! Grants Development Officer – Support for Boarding
An exciting opportunity to join the team and help us deliver our Support for Boarding programme.
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Auris Ear Care Partnership
Buttle UK are thrilled to partner with Auris Ear Care to enable unique photo moments at our events.
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Buttle UK’s Accessibility Features
In this blog, written by our Grants Development Officer Janitah, we review the accessibility features available for you to use on our website.
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Progressing our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy in 2024-2025
A key update from Joseph Howes, CEO, on the ongoing work Buttle UK are doing towards our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
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Vacancy Alert: Impact & Evaluation Officer
We have another exciting opportunity to join our Fundraising & Marketing team as our brand new Impact and Evaluation Officer. Read on for details about this role.
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