Teachers are using their own money to help pupils and families with bills, food and clothes in the cost of living crisis. Ryan Evans, deputy head of Ysgol Nantgwyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said the school has even bought a bed for one family.
The all-age school in Penygraig, which has children aged three to 16, has an emergency fund for pupils but teachers have also used their own cash. Mr Evans said some families did not have enough money to buy food and staff have also given them money to pay for electricity.
"We have had some families who have struggled with pay as you go electricity meters and some pupils didn't have electricity at home. Parents are very open with us when they are struggling," he said.
