Figures from January show 22.5% of pupils now qualify for free meals, up from 20.8% a year earlier. Source link

One former pupil says comments were made about “how dark my skin was” throughout his education. Source link

One in four students are lonely most or all of the time, compared with one in 20 of all adults. Source link

Autistic mothers aren’t getting enough help to breastfeed, with one saying she felt like a failure. Source link

Schoolchildren visiting a farm for the first time are often overwhelmed by a “sensory overload”, according to a charity helping them understand where their food comes from. One farmer hosting young visitors at his site in Staffordshire said some of them had never seen a cow before. The children arrived under a government-backed scheme operated

Thousands of holiday-makers are thought to be stuck in Europe after the weekend’s flight cancellations. Source link

The problems seem to be most acute in finding secondary school places, sponsor families say. Source link

The number of children going hungry and being sent out to work continues to surge in Lebanon, as the country battles one of the worst economic crises in modern history. More than 80% of the population is now estimated to be living in poverty, with charities warning of the severe impact on the next generation.

Growing rates of child poverty were found by researchers to be largely caused by cuts to welfare support. Source link

Kajetan Migdal died from his injuries after an attack while on his way home from a school prom. Source link