Nearly one in three primary school teachers say more pupils are showing up to class hungry, according to a survey.
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union , said the survey "says everything we need to know about the impact that child poverty and the cost-of-living crisis is having on "Teachers are going above and beyond to meet pupils’ pastoral needs using their personal funds," said Jude Hillary, the NFER’s co-head of UK policy and practice.
Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders , said the report was "deeply troubling", and said teachers are being "forced to deal" with societal problems "seemingly on their own." “Our plan to set children up for a brighter future is working as we continue to climb up international education rankings and boost school funding to the highest ever level in real terms.”