'We have seen an increase in students coming to school with unwashed uniforms and we know that this has an effect on their mental health'
A top Blackpool teacher warned more kids have been arriving in dirty clothes as the government faced calls to do more to tackle child poverty.
The survey, of 500 school staff in the UK who had said they were aware of pupils experiencing hygiene poverty, suggests that 71% expect the levels of hygiene poverty to have increased by the start of the school year this month. Dirty uniforms and PE kits, unwashed hair and unclean teeth were the most cited indicators of hygiene poverty by the staff questioned in June.
The survey, which was conducted by market research platform Attest, suggests that 72% of school staff said they had seen pupils affected by hygiene poverty experience low self-esteem. Meanwhile, 53% of school staff said these pupils were isolated or “left out” by other pupils in class, and 50% said they had seen a negative impact on mental health for those experiencing hygiene poverty.
Another respondent said they had “a feeling of powerlessness” that they could not do more. Brand smol, in collaboration with The Hygiene Bank, is hoping to expand its Suds in Schools initiative, which provides mini laundrettes to schools, so more families in need are provided with clean clothes. Suds in Schools wants to raise £25,000 to establish an additional 25 laundrettes in UK schools.
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