Poverty 'hitting pupils' studies'

14 April 2011 Last updated at 23:02 GMT More than 80% of teachers who responded to the survey said poverty was affecting attainment Many pupils living in poverty come to school hungry, tired and in worn-out clothes, a survey by the ATL teachers' union has suggested.More than three-quarters of 627 primary, secondary and college teachers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who responded to the survey believed they taught pupils living in poverty.And about 40% said the problem had increased

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