Marie Corbett said: "It's really shocking to understand that this is London, a capital city, and we've got that level of poverty and deprivation."
Ms Corbett says this means that "they've got no idea when they're going to be moved from that flat, house or room, which is hugely stressful for them". "For many of our children, they go home into a crisis situation with grown-ups who are who are pushed to their limits and might be suffering from depression as a result of the situation that they're in."Kelly Greig is one of the parents who lives in temporary accommodation with her daughter and spends all of her time "worrying when we're going to get that dreaded phone call to say 'you've got to go, you're moving here'.
She added: "The school has played a very big part. They've helped me come a long way in 10 months with my mental health, my housing and mine and my daughter's wellbeing.Chantelle works as the school's special needs co-ordinator but spends much of her time dealing with housing issues. She added: "The most difficult aspect of my job is probably the emotional baggage that I'm carrying because I see a lot of families and I see the turmoil that they're going through and it does affect me.Ms Corbett agrees the situation is hard for staff. She said: "It takes its toll on all of us.
"Of course the government also needs to get serious about funding and building homes for social rent, but in the meantime, we will continue to do everything we can.