Steven Robinson Pictures via Getty ImagesTeachers have voiced fears that the “Dickensian” child poverty they witness in their classrooms has got worse. Teacher 3We are buying them coats on a scale never seen before. Teacher 4One student wore his trousers backwards as he didn’t want anyone to know he had holes in the knees. Teacher 5Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU, blamed high rents, in-work poverty and welfare reforms for the report’s findings. Living in poverty also has a stark impact on children’s education, teachers said.

Source: Huffington Post December 17, 2018 00:05 UTC