Schools 'left to pick up the pieces' from 'crumbling public services', says teaching union
September 2, 2025
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as posted by the channelSchools and colleges are increasingly being expected to offer support which goes "far beyond teaching and learning" because of rising child poverty and "crumbling public services", a teaching union has warned.
A report by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said teachers have been "left to pick up the pieces" as "underfunded wider public services crumble around them".
The Department of Education told us they are working to tackle inequality by expanding free school meals and breakfast clubs and reducing uniform costs for parents.
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