Stark new research has laid bare how a lack of access to hygiene products due to poverty is forcing children out of the classroom, with UK teachers reporting that it’s causing pupils to miss an average of 6.5 school days per year. The result? Children missing out on vital learning, and struggling with mental health and socialising As the government’s Child Poverty Taskforce prepares to publish its strategy, new research from laundry brand smol, with support from national charity, The Hygiene Bank, reveals a 68% year-on-year surge in state school…
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