More Children Arriving At School Hungry
Teachers in our region have seen a rise in the number of pupils arriving at school having not eaten anything.
A fifth of teachers in Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire have seen an increase in the number of children arriving to school hungry.
While 50% say they see kids coming to school hungry every day.
It's leading to more and more teachers bringing in food specifically for pupils they suspect haven't eaten anything in the morning.
Half of teachers in our region have brought in food to school - that's more than anywhere else in the UK.
The study also shows that these events are not one-offs.
Over half of teachers say there are children in their school that regularly don’t eat until lunch, with the situation leading to some pupils being “unable to learn”.
Of those teachers who had seen an increase in children arriving at school hungry, two-thirds (69%) cite the economic downturn as a reason for the rise, while 56% blame benefits cuts. Almost half (48%) say that in the fight to secure full-time work, parents were not financially able to provide breakfast. By comparison, just 35% say they think that children go hungry because their carers see breakfast as unimportant.