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No coats, no breakfast – the realities of child poverty in schools
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No coats, no breakfast – the realities of child poverty in schools

The Lead in Conversation: Experts and former teachers discuss the "harrowing" findings of a new fuel poverty investigation.

“Hearing those stories, it’s really quite harrowing,” says Peter Smith, director of policy and advocacy at National Energy Action [NEA]. He’s referring to the findings of his charity’s latest study into child poverty.

The results – shared exclusively with The Lead – are stark. Children come to school with no coats, they are hungry, unwell, unclean. You c…

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