‘How the hell do we get good results for children in school if they don’t have beds to sleep in?’: Mark Tilling, head of High Tunstall College, with some of the free beds.‘How the hell do we get good results for children in school if they don’t have beds to sleep in?’: Mark Tilling, head of High Tunstall College, with some of the free beds.
The cash-strapped school gives all its children free breakfasts, PE kits and stationery, but beds were a stretch too far. However, that is about to change thanks to a charitable project led by another local head, which launched last week and aims to deliver 10,000 new beds to children in the Tees Valley in the next three years. Turner’s school already has a list of families they want the project to help.
In the Tees Valley project, schools will refer families they know are in need of a bed for their kids. A lot of those they will be helping here are the working poor, who aren’t on benefits and don’t have any services supporting them. “They are the parents who are working all hours, probably doing long shifts, and doing their damnedest to support their families but struggling,” he said.
On their home visits they also see families unable to replace children’s mattresses that are soiled or infested with bugs.
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