More children expected to arrive at UK schools with dirty clothes and hair

Almost three-quarters of school staff polled have seen a rise in hygiene poverty and expect to see more

More children are expected to arrive at school this term with unclean clothes, unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth, according to teachers who have observed a rise in hygiene poverty.

Seventy-two percent of school staff think there has been an increase in hygiene poverty in their school in the last year, according to a poll of 500 school staff, and 71% expect the levelto rise further at the start of the school year this month.