ATL surveyed 552 teachers, lecturers, support staff and school leaders in primary and secondary state schools and academies in the UK about breakfast clubs and school lunches.
Almost a quarter believe that parents have to rely on breakfast clubs to feed their children due to a lack of money at home caused by unemployment.
According to 77 per cent of respondents eating breakfast means that a pupil’s concentration is better, while 71 per cent say it improves their ability to learn.
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of ATL, said, ‘Getting a good nutritious start to the day has a huge impact on children’s ability to learn and concentrate at school. Many schools do everything they can to ensure children eat well during school term-time.
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