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Warm spaces open at schools for families struggling with the cold

Rev Steve Chalke, who founded the Oasis Charitable Trust, told The Mirror of the heartwrenching emails he' regularly receives from school staff - as he called for Free School Meals to be extended

'Our school is calm and staff and pupils are working hard but against a background of huge uncertainty'

Schools are facing a crippling funding crisis with unions saying staff cuts would be 'catastrophic'

We have barely reached the autumn half term and school leaders are already beginning to worry about what the academic year beginning in September 2023 will hold. The combined effect of the cost of living crisis with unexpected salary costs have already made it almost impossible for schools to balance…

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Steve Chalke, the founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust, issued a passionate speech as he refused to consider shutting any of his schools this winter amid rising energy bills

Officials are desperate to come up with a plan after energy prices rose to £3,549 on Friday with £6,600 expected next year. The squeeze on budgets will also affect schools and needier pupils

Oasis Restore, which will have bedrooms not cells, aims to revolutionise justice for children convicted of serious crimes

Increasing numbers of schools were closed on Tuesday, including some that had pledged to remain open during the heatwave, after experiencing “unbearable” temperatures in classrooms.

"You see some of the situations people are living in and it's frightening"