the national education union, who commissioned the survey, say that more of its members are seeing families the school have to step in to help. we have had situations whereby parents have had maybe an oven or a fridge stop working, they literally can't replace it, but thankfully we have quite a good network and we find out things like that and then we are able to access from various charities support for them. but it shouldn't be like that. the government says that tackling disadvantage will always be a priority and it is making sure that more than a million of the most disadvantaged children can also access free school meals through their education. during the easter break, they have invested in clubs where children can have a meal. the holidays can be difficult. it is harder. a lot harder. the kids are at home all the time. for two years, this mother has needed help from a community food bank to feed her family. she didn't want to be identified. it is not easy when your kids ask you for food and you cannot provide it. it is really hard. how much worry do you have about food? every day, ev

let's hear more from niamh sweeney a teacher and executive member of the national education union.with your experience? u nfortu nately, they resonate with your experience? unfortunately, they absolutely do. just a couple of weeks ago i noticed a young girl in my class in the afternoon was very agitated and her behaviour was very different and i asked about wrong and she said she was hungry. it wasjust asked about wrong and she said she was hungry. it was just after lunch andi was hungry. it was just after lunch and i said what did you have for lunch and she said, i did not have anything because there was not anything because there was not anything for me to take this morning. i think that is a true reflection for many of our children, that they are living in houses, as your food bank person said, that they are living in houses, as yourfood bank person said, that there is not enough money at the end of the month and families are having to choose between heating and food oi’ to choose between heating and food or clothing and essentials and there is not enough money to go around. was

ahead of its annual conference in liverpool this week, the national education union says its membersilies struggling financially. and one school in watford says it's often left to them to help. we've had situations whereby parents have had maybe an oven stop working, or a fridge stop working, and they literally can't replace it. thankfully, we have quite a good network and find out things like that and then we're able to access from various charities, support for them, but it shouldn't be like that. the neu also says that the situation is being made worse by the education funding crisis, which means schools and colleges can do less to counter the impact of poverty. the government says tackling disadvantage will always be a priority, and it's investing in free school meals for more than a million of the most disadvantaged children. sarah walton, bbc news. a woman remains in police custody, following the death of a 10—year—old boy who was attacked by a dog in cornwall. police were called to the scene at a caravan park in looe yesterday morning. the 28—year—old woman is being questioned

here in liverpool on the first day of the national education union conference, funding is high on theucational needs funding and it found that schools in england are simply not keeping up with demand. figures by the neu show the number of children being granted special needs care plans has risen by 33% since 2015. whilst funding has only increased by 6% over the same period. that, the union says, translates into funding shortfalls for 93% of local authorities across england. we are now at the stage where we've got parents taking local authorities to court and it's not the local authority's fault. they just do not have the money to fund special needs support in the way that they need to do. part of the reason there is so much pressure on schools and council budgets is demand is going up and additional needs provisions have been extended to include 19—25—year—olds. the government says it's invested an extra £100 million to create special needs places, calling it a priority. but costs are still rising, leaving some at breaking point. frankie mccamley, bbc news. gatwick airport says the d

that's the finding of an online survey of thousands of teachers carried out by the national education unionng because they come to school hungry or without a good night's sleep. caroline davies reports. "the children come to school with no coats, no socks, and without other essential items of clothing." "a number of my pupils live in overcrowded housing and have disrupted sleep." "most of my class arrive at school hungry and thirsty. " these are the responses from some of the 8000 teachers asked in an online survey about how poverty affects their pupils. more than 90% of them said it was a limiting factor in children's capacity to learn. the national education union, who commissioned the survey, say that more of its members are seeing families becoming poorer. at this school in watford, the headteacher says the school have to step in to help. we've had situations whereby parents have had maybe an oven or a fridge stop working, they literally can't replace it, but thankfully we have quite a good network and we find out things like that and then we are able to access from various charities su

the national education union, who commissioned the survey, say that more of its members are seeing familiesd teacher says the school have to step in to help. we have had situations whereby parents have had maybe an oven or a fridge stop working, they literally can't replace it, but thankfully we have quite a good network and we find out things like that and then we are able to access from various charities support for them. but it shouldn't be like that. the government says that tackling disadvantage will always be a priority and it is making sure that more than a million of the most disadvantaged children can also access free school meals through their education. during the easter break, they have invested in clubs where children can have a meal. the holidays can be difficult. it isa it is a lot harder because it is all the time. for two years, this mother has needed help from a community food bank to feed her family. she didn't want to be identified. it is not easy when your kids asking forfood it is not easy when your kids asking for food and you provide it. it is not easy when your kids

the national education union says more pupils are struggling because they come to school hungry or from't sleep properly. sarah walton reports. overcrowding in homes so children do not have space to do homework. children attending school with no coats, no socks and without other essential items of clothing. most of my class arrive at a school hungry and thirsty. some of the quotes from and thirsty. some of the quotes from an online survey of more than 8000 teachers. 9i% an online survey of more than 8000 teachers. 91% of them said poverty was a limiting factor in children's capacity to learn. head of its annual conference in liverpool this week, the national education union says its members are seeing more families are struggling financially. and one school in watford says it is often left to them to help. we have had situations whereby parents have had situations whereby parents have had may be an oven stop working or a fridge stop working and they literally cannot replace it. lengthily, we have a good network and find out things like that and then we are able to access from various ch

funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in england has failed to keep up with significant demand according to a leading teachers union. the nationalng "untold misery" for thousands of families, but the government says the budget is going up this year. frankie mccamley reports. teaching children with special educational needs is expensive. class sizes are small. currently there is a school in gloucestershire has 35 places for special needs pupils. that's years in order to balance the books, that has got to go down to 22. it's heartbreaking. this is a school when inclusion is at the hub of its ethos. but, under the current funding system that we have for special educational needs, a school this size cannot afford to educate the number of children with special educational needs as it's currently being asked to do. and this school is not alone. analysis by the country ‘s largest teachers union found funding for special—needs places in england is failing to keep up with demands. it found the number of children being granted special needs care plans as ridden by 33% since 2015. while funding has only increased by 6%. over the same perio

the national education union says nine out of ten local councils don't have enough money to meet risingnt says more money is being made available. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. three... adam's dad knows how to calm him down. his son is autistic and has a rare kidney condition. in his first special school, adams stopped speaking. at home, he was also distressed. he couldn't communicate, he wouldn't say where he was or how he feels. it would get toa he was or how he feels. it would get to a point where if he needed food, he would just scratch instead of telling you. now adam is making progress in a new school. his pa rents progress in a new school. his pa re nts wo n progress in a new school. his parents won an apology from the council but it was a long and hard battle. because it's my duty as a parent, a duty of care. if i don't do my best for my son, what am i good at? you know? yeah. teachers are meeting for the union conference. school funding is high on the agenda and special needs is becoming a pinch point. they are worried partly because of the knock—on effects. co

the tests left children in floods of tears or vomiting with worry, he told members of the national education union our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. a useful check on your child's progress, or a source of stress and tears? for 20 years, tests have been part of primary school. labour brought them in and now wants to scrap them. sats and the regime of extreme pressure testing are giving young children nightmares and leaving them in floods of tears. so, he said, the current tests would go. the next labour government will scrap primary school sats for seven and 11—year—olds. cheering and applause. teachers here are pleased. they've long argued that tests put too much pressure into the school system. but labour says it wouldn't get rid of assessment completely. there still needs to be some way of measuring how children are doing through primary school. so, over the next few months, they're going to be consulting with school governors, teachers and parents. with schools on holiday, more time for play. i asked parents in liverpool about primary tests. but ministers say tests drive up standa

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rachel o'brien who's the national union of students disabled students officer and felicity mitchell from an independent body set up to review student complaints about higher educationsability society at liverpool university is also here. julia, you were in the report as well. you heard from paul redmond, there. how do you respond to what he was saying? well, um... obviously, it is good to know that he is going to be contacting us personally, but iam to be contacting us personally, but i am actually still quite troubled that not all students are being contacted and that their support plans and so on are still not being properly put into place. i have also looked at the 2026 strategy to sort of promote equality stop nowhere in it does it talk about accessibility 01’ it does it talk about accessibility or actually helping the barriers that disabled students face getting into the workplace. i also think that it into the workplace. i also think thatitis into the workplace. i also think that it is absolutely outrageous, having to pay for extensions when universities are run from public money and also, our own student finance already. he is going to be meeting you and the

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education nation. we opened up gateways to a thriving country. now what have we done? i see what is going on in your state. attacks on public school teachers. attacks on their right to unionizesaw what works in our country, we know that the most valuable natural resource nation has is the genius of their children. we will not just new k-12. i know there are some teachers here. our kids are behind because other nations have universal preschool. they have a portable cut -- child care. -- they have a portable childcare. we are a nation that does not -- affordable childcare. we are a nation that does not have those things. guess what we have done to the cost of college. we have jacked up. other countries are scratching their head, looking at america. over in germany, the cost of college is between 0% to 4% of the medium income for a family. here in america? more than 52% of the medium income for our families. back in my dad's era, a pell grant covered about 85% of the cost of college. now it will barely get you 20% of the cost. where has all of our money gone? we are trillions of dollars with of debt. where is the money gone in america? has it gone to support public education or

union rights. >> the full effects of janice won't be known until later this summer when the national education associationrs report their finances, a bigger tell will come as the 2020 campaigns ratchet up and we see how much money organized labor is throwing into campaigns across the country. >> bill: doug mcelway watching that in washington >> sandra: infighting in the democratic party. nancy pelosi faces her own version of the freedom caucus. our a-team will dig into that one. why the city of chicago is taking jussie smollett to court now. like our classic lobster lover's dream... so hurry in! lobsterfest ends april twenty-first. and now for a limited time, get ten percent off red lobster to go. if you're a veteran homeownecall newday usa., home values are rising, and with newday's va cash out home loan, you can borrow up to 100 percent of your home's increased value. you could get 54,000 dollars or more and lower your payments by over $600 a month. with automatic authority from the va, newday can say yes when banks say no. take advantage of your home's increased value. call newday usa now. go to newday

headteacher louise regan is from the national education union, which carried out the survey.now runs a project which tackles hunger in young people. thank you both very much for coming in. give us an insight, louise, if you would, in your school or schools you would, in your school or schools you are you would, in your school or schools you are aware you would, in your school or schools you are aware of, of the types of experiences teachers are seeing with children? you have seen the survey, which we have released today. it is not the first survey we have done. it follows on from another one we did in december which shows teachers are rich seeing increasing numbers of children coming to school hungry, without appropriate clothing, shoes are sometimes held together by type, children missing school because they have school —— my shoes with holeds in them. a significant number of staff reporting children, in saying their hunger. —— mike hungry. increasing numbers of staff saying they are taking food into school to feed children. nathan, that is quite shocking, that some teachers

ahead of its annual conference in liverpool this week, the national education union says its memberscially. and one school in watford says it's often left to them to help. we've had situations whereby parents have had maybe an oven stop working or a fridge stop working and they literally can't replace it. thankfully, we have quite a good network and find out things like that and then we're able to access from various charities, support for them, but it shouldn't be like that. the neu also says that the situation is being made worse by the education funding crisis which means schools and colleges can do less to counter the impact of poverty. the government says tackling disadvantage will always be a priority and it's investing in free school meals for more than a million of the most disadvantaged children. sarah walton, bbc news. there's been a sharp rise in the number of crimes involving dating apps and websites across england and wales. an investigation by bbc radio 5 live found that around half the reported offences were sex crimes. the programme's presenter adrian goldberg joins u

here in liverpool on the first day of the national education union conference, funding is high on thet schools in england are simply not keeping up with demand. figures by the neu show the number of children being granted special needs care plans has risen by 33% since 2015. whilst funding has only increased by 6% over the same period. that, the union says, translates into funding shortfalls for 93% of local authorities across england. we are now at the stage where we've got parents taking local authorities to court and it's not the local authority's fault. theyjust do not have the money to fund special needs support in the way that they need to do. part of the reason there is so much pressure on schools and council budgets is demand is going up and additional needs provisions have been extended to include 19 to 25—year—olds. the government says it's invested an extra £100 million to create special needs places, calling it a priority. but costs are still rising, leaving some at breaking point. frankie mccamley, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's the forecast. 0ur weather

the national education union claims funding gaps for special educational needs in schools in england an extra £100 million in special needs places. frankie mccamley reports. teaching children with special educational needs is expensive. class sizes are small. currently, this school in gloucestershire has 35 places for special needs pupils. but, in four years, in order to balance the books, that's got to go down to 22. it's heartbreaking. this is a school where inclusion is absolutely at the hub of its ethos. but, under the current funding system that we have for special educational needs, a school this size cannot afford to educate the number of children with special educational needs as it's currently being asked to do. and this school is not alone. analysis by the country's largest teachers union found funding for special needs places in england is failing to keep up with demand. it found the number of children being granted special needs care plans has ridden by 33% since 2015, while funding has only increased by 6% over the same period. that, the union said, translates into fundi

online systems a teaching union is claiming that funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in england has failed to keep up with significant demand. the nationalovernment says the budget is going up this year. frankie mccamley reports. teaching children with special educational needs is expensive. class sizes are small. currently, this school in gloucestershire has 35 places for special needs pupils. but, in four years, in order to balance the books, that‘s got to go down to 22. it‘s heartbreaking. this is a school where inclusion is absolutely at the hub of its ethos. but, under the current funding system that we have for special educational needs, a school this size cannot afford to educate the number of children with special educational needs as it‘s currently being asked to do. and this school is not alone. analysis by the country‘s largest teachers union found funding for special needs places in england is failing to keep up with demand. it found the number of children being granted special needs care plans has ridden by 33% since 2015, while funding has only increased by 6% over the same period. that, the union said, translates into fund

here in liverpool on the first day of the national education union conference, funding is high on theup with demand. figures by the neu show the number of children being granted special needs care plans has risen by 33% since 2015. whilst funding has only increased by 6% over the same period. that, the union says, translates into funding shortfalls for 93% of local authorities across england. we are now at the stage where we've got parents taking local authorities to court and it's not the local authority's fault. theyjust do not have the money to fund special needs support in the way that they need to do. part of the reason there is so much pressure on schools and council budgets is demand is going up and additional needs provisions have been extended to include 19—25—year—olds. the government says it's invested an extra £100 million to create special needs places, calling it a priority. but costs are still rising, leaving some at breaking point. frankie mccamley, bbc news. jamie is here with all the business news but first our headlines. shamima begum — the london teenager who ran a