A poll by the National Education Union (NEU) of 8,674 of its UK members reveals teachers are witnessing a ‘significant’ increase in the visibility of child poverty in their school or college.
More than 90 per cent of respondents said the effects of poverty and low-income are having an impact on children’s learning.
Half said they believe things have got worse or ‘significantly’ worse since 2016. Primary school teachers were slightly more likely to say things had deteriorated.
The NEU, which has released the findings ahead of it annual conference in Liverpool this week (15-18 April), says the situation is compounded by the education funding crisis meaning that schools can do less to attempt to ‘counter the impacts of poverty on children’s education.’
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