Headteacher backs call for extra Government funding for school breakfasts, saying without a charity some children would 'start class hungry'
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe headteacher of a Manchester primary school has backed calls for the Government to inject millions more pounds into school breakfast provision.
Ruth Perry, head of school at Newall Green Primary School in Wythenshawe, said without a charity's help, some of the children 'would be starting class hungry'.
The Government is being urged to pump in an extra £75 million after a damning report published today claimed the most vulnerable children were being failed.
Education charity Magic Breakfast said its research exposed a 'patchwork' of breakfast provision within schools, leading some children starting class too hungry to learn.
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