The £40m of funding will be used to invest in practical infrastructure to create Community Focused Schools. Community Focused Schools build strong partnerships with families, respond to the needs of their communities, and collaborate effectively with other services to ensure all children thrive.

The funding announced will be used to support schools across all local authorities in Wales to deliver community projects, including food and gardening projects, community use of sports facilities and community hubs and kitchens within school buildings. In addition, providing parental and community outreach programmes such as nutrition and skills classes and parent and child reading sessions.

An additional £6.5m will fund more Education Welfare Service and Family Engagement Officers, who tackle inequality and absence issues, providing more support for the children and families who need it most.

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