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It's time to remove all traces of sand from absolutely everything because the kids are heading back to school. But not before the annual disagreement of cool vs comfy school shoes or the search for the best pencil case that no one else will have!

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The Headline Numbers
72% of Independent readers (with children of school age) say they still need to purchase school shoes and 44% need some school stationery
Two-thirds of Evening Standard readers (with children of school age) have still to purchase some school clothes this week and 45% need to buy a school bag/rucksack.
Opportunities
Contextual Editorial Opportunities
It's more important than ever to place your advertising within trusted and relevant editorial environments. It increases attention, relevance and trust and can boost attention scores by 107%
There are many upcoming topics where you can place your brand alongside

● Making the best of the rest of summer ●
● New Registration ●
● Back to School ●
● 5G ●
● Health & Wellbeing ●

The Package Includes

● Print Double Page Spread ●
● Online article wallpaper, billboard, DMPU, MPU, leaderboard and mobile banner ●
For more details on the opportunity please contact mark.burborough@esimedia.co.uk
The Scoop
Inside knowledge from the team
Name: Dougal Deakin
Job: Deputy Head of Publishing

Scoop:
One child can’t wait to go back. The other one, a post GCSE child is not so keen - he’s not even had to do any exams! So this was a test… we’re lucky though - in a way - as they don’t have a strict uniform to adhere to, so our hardest choice was the face covering - The Independent, as always, came along to help!
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