Child poverty

Child poverty: School staff seeing more and more children ‘too hungry to learn’
Child poverty

Child poverty: School staff seeing more and more children ‘too hungry to learn’

What does ever-growing and deepening child poverty mean for the way our schools function and the roles of school staff?

‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all
Free school meals

‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all

Children in Tower Hamlets are the most likely to grow up in poverty, but they’re the first in Britain to get universal free school meals in secondary school

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children
Summer survival guide

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children

Struggling to afford the hefty back to school costs? Find out whether you are eligible for a school uniforms grant and where to buy cheap alternatives.

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
Summer survival guide

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis

32 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

32 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays

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Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Labour

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis
School holidays

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
Week of action

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all

Protect babies and children from malnutrition in cost of living crisis, government urged
child poverty

Protect babies and children from malnutrition in cost of living crisis, government urged

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn
Childcare

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn

Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Child poverty

Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis

Why MP Zarah Sultana is fighting for free school meals
Free school meals

Why MP Zarah Sultana is fighting for free school meals

Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
Child poverty

Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem

‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help
Cost of living crisis

‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help

Awaab Ishak’s shocking death will be the housing sector’s defining moment
Opinion

Awaab Ishak’s shocking death will be the housing sector’s defining moment

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty
Free school meals

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to offer free school meals to all children in poverty

Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis
Social Justice

Students in east London will be paid to go to school as mayor brings back EMA amid cost of living crisis

Children are ‘eating rubbers and stealing food’ at school because they are hungry
Cost of living crisis

Children are ‘eating rubbers and stealing food’ at school because they are hungry

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
Cost of living crisis

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
Childcare

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England

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The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth
Homelessness

The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth

1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
In-work poverty

1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older

The Big Issue’s Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis
Summer survival guide

The Big Issue’s Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis