The National Union of Head Teachers’ (NAHT) survey of more than 2,000 of its members shows that 84 per cent have provided welfare support for children from deprived backgrounds.
The majority of respondents said they were providing more of this type of support than five years ago.
Head teachers reported providing children with food, basic items of clothing - such as underwear, items of school uniform and equipment, including school bags and stationery.
Almost one-quarter frequently or occasionally wash pupils’ clothes, and more than one in ten provide showers.
Other examples of the types of support schools are providing include supplying head lice treatments and hair cuts, running a food bank and buying birthday cards and presents for pupils who otherwise would go without.
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