Megan Lucas and Jenna Julius from the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) have written a new report on the impact of cost-of-living. The NFER website notes:
Since 2021, unprecedented increases in energy costs, rapid increases in food costs and substantial increases in the cost of housing via higher rent/mortgage costs have driven a dramatic rise in the cost of living across England.
Despite inflation having fallen from its peak in winter 2022, costs remain high compared to incomes and cost pressures are expected to persist for years to come. These cost-of-living pressures have had a profound impact on pupils and their families, alongside directly impacting on the expenditures of schools.
An online survey with reulst from of over 1200 teachers and senior leaders in mainstream schools in March 2024 forms the basis of the analysis.
You can download the full report from the NFER website here.
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