‘I Hid Being a Free School Meals Kid’ with Wilfred Webster (Throwback)

About this episode

Wilfred Webster shares his experiences of growing up in poverty and the impact it had on his confidence and identity.

What happens when confidence becomes a mask for survival? In this powerful episode of The School Podcast, Cameron Parker sits down with Wilfred Webster for one of the rawest conversations we’ve had yet. Wilfred opens up about growing up in hostels, hiding the reality of poverty during school, the embarrassment of free school meals, family struggles, and how trauma can shape behaviour, identity and confidence. This isn’t just a conversation about education. It’s a conversation about what yo...

People in this episode

Host: Cameron Parker

Guest: Wilfred Webster

Topics covered

• poverty
• education
• confidence
• trauma
• family struggles

Keywords

• free school meals
• hostels
• embarrassment
• trauma
• identity

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