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Teachers say they are having to wash their childrens’ clothes and loan parents money, as they complain of increased poverty.
Staff at some schools told how they keep a washing machine and tumble dryer on site, as well as clean underwear for pupils who are sent to school wearing dirty garments.
One in five schools now run a low cost food club, according to a joint survey of teachers carried out by the National Education Union and the Child Poverty Action Group.
The poll of over 900 teachers showed that 16 per cent of schools offer free of subsidised family meals, and the same proportion have a clothes bank. Meanwhile, four percent provide emergency loans to struggling parents.
More at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...ng-wash-childrens-clothes-lend-parents-money/
Staff at some schools told how they keep a washing machine and tumble dryer on site, as well as clean underwear for pupils who are sent to school wearing dirty garments.
One in five schools now run a low cost food club, according to a joint survey of teachers carried out by the National Education Union and the Child Poverty Action Group.
The poll of over 900 teachers showed that 16 per cent of schools offer free of subsidised family meals, and the same proportion have a clothes bank. Meanwhile, four percent provide emergency loans to struggling parents.
More at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...ng-wash-childrens-clothes-lend-parents-money/
