The impact of the cost of living crisis on families across the country has been spelt out in the starkest terms by new research.
A survey of more than 6,200 school teachers and leaders in England, commissioned by the Sutton Trust and carried out by Teacher Tapp, reveals worrying increases in the numbers of pupils facing serious issues linked to the cost of living.
The results show that teachers are seeing a number of problems in state schools:
Around half of senior leaders in state-funded schools (52%) also reported that the number of children ineligible for free school meals and yet unable to afford lunch has increased this autumn.
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