Challenges of childrens participation A Case Study of active citizenship in Cadle Primary School
face exclusion, educational under-achievement and impaired life chances.85 Therefore, one of
the main priorities of the Welsh Government through the Tackling Poverty Action Plan 2012-
2016 is to `reduce inequality, improve economic and social well-being` by reducing the
educational gap between children living in deprivation and their well-off peers.86 Both the
PSE framework and Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship
(ESDGC) play a crucial role of providing all children with an equal opportunity regardless of
their background to achieve their full potential in life, and develop an understanding of the
value of diversity in their own communities and beyond in which they come to understand
the `roles, relationships, conflicts and inequalities that affect the quality of life'.87
At a local level, the City and County of Swansea is also in the process of making
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