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No heat. No food. No end in sight. The families facing deepening, desperate poverty

Pastoral issues

Fear of violence driving school absence for a minority of students

Behaviour

Cost of living crisis: Four million children living in food insecure households

School food

Safeguarding: How to avoid victim-blaming language in schools

Pastoral issues

The rising anxiety crisis: How are you supporting students?

Pastoral issues

Free school meals expansion campaign picks up pace as cost of living crisis bites

Poverty

Will we ever close the disadvantage gap?

Government policy

Attendance guidance kicks in as DfE unveils new data toolkit

Legislation and guidance

Almost one in four now eligible for free school meals – but many children still miss out

School food

'A vicious cycle' – poor Ofsted grades contribute to onset of challenging circumstances

Inspection advice

Cost of living crisis: Restrictive FSM eligibility criteria must be expanded, campaigners say

School food

Ending the ‘exclusions culture’

Pastoral issues