17/04/2025: Almost nine in 10 teachers seeing poverty related fatigue in pupils
Teachers are reporting high levels of tiredness, hunger, physical under-development and poor hygiene in the classroom among pupils impacted by poverty.
27/03/2025: Number of children in poverty rises by 200,000 to record level
The number of children living in poverty has increased by 200,000 to a record high of 4.5 million, government figures have revealed.
20/03/2025: Breakfast club trials in some South West schools
More than 40 schools across the South West have been selected to trial new free breakfast clubs.
17/03/2025: Soaring school absence behind growing attainment gap, report finds
Disadvantaged pupils are falling behind their peers at “disturbing” rates due to accelerating school absence since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to analysis published today.
08/03/2025: Concern over use of school funding for disadvantaged children
There is a risk that disadvantaged children may not be benefitting from billions of pounds of Department for Education funding given to schools to narrow the attainment gap, an influential group of MPs have said.
27/02/2025: Number of young people not in work or education hits 11-year high
More young people were not in work, education or training at the end of 2024 than at any point in the past 11 years, new data suggests.
24/02/2025: First 750 schools named for free breakfast clubs
The government has announced the first 750 schools to provide free daily breakfast clubs as part of a pilot scheme ahead of a planned England-wide roll-out.
29/01/2025: ‘We don’t just teach – we clothe the kids, feed them and brush their teeth’
As the bell rings at St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, head teacher Mrs Booth spots a little boy coming through the gates with his hood pulled up, crying.
20/01/2025: Free school meals ‘would tackle child poverty’
A Labour MP has said he wants to see the government introduce free school meals as a means to tackle child poverty, once the economy improves.
11/12/2024: Reform SEND support or risk ‘widespread local authority bankruptcies’, warns think-tank
The system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) must be overhauled to avoid councils going bankrupt, a leading think-tank has warned.