Writing for Wokingham Today, leader of Wokingham Borough Council, Stephen Conway, continues:

Together with Thames Valley Police and other agencies in a local community safety partnership, the council is trying to equip school-aged children to avoid the dangers of online exploitation and the use of harmful substances.

Work we have done with the Institute of Health Equity at University College London has given us a better sense of the problems of disadvantaged youngsters in a generally well-off borough. Those whose families do not share in the general prosperity fare less well in education than children of parents with similar income levels in less affluent areas. Now we have the data to show the nature of the problem, we can work with local academy trusts to try to ensure that every child has the best start in life, regardless of the income level of their parents.

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