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I’ve spent years investigating this problem – and I’ve been horrified by what I’ve found. Labour, address this scandal nowDaniel Hewitt is investigations editor at ITV NewsFrom the outside, there appears to be nothing unusual about Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park in south London. On any weekday morning, you will find teachers standing at the school gates, welcoming children as they file in for another day of learning. Almost 300 children aged between four and 11 are taught here – and more than half of those children are homeless. It is a remarkable, repugnant reality that should shame us all.Behind each child is a story of instability and despair. They arrive at school having spent the night in a homeless shelter, a hostel, a bed and breakfast or on the floor of a family friend’s living room. They live transient lives in temporary homes, forced to share beds with their siblings or their parents. Some may have lived this way for days or weeks, sometimes months. For others, it may be all they have ever known. Some of the children leave for school from one hotel, only to be taken to a different hotel when the school day has ended.Daniel Hewitt is investigations editor at ITV News and presenter of The Trapped, a new podcast series available from 18 November Continue reading…
I’ve spent years investigating this problem – and I’ve been horrified by what I’ve found. Labour, address this scandal now
- Daniel Hewitt is investigations editor at ITV News
From the outside, there appears to be nothing unusual about Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park in south London. On any weekday morning, you will find teachers standing at the school gates, welcoming children as they file in for another day of learning. Almost 300 children aged between four and 11 are taught here – and more than half of those children are homeless. It is a remarkable, repugnant reality that should shame us all.
Behind each child is a story of instability and despair. They arrive at school having spent the night in a homeless shelter, a hostel, a bed and breakfast or on the floor of a family friend’s living room. They live transient lives in temporary homes, forced to share beds with their siblings or their parents. Some may have lived this way for days or weeks, sometimes months. For others, it may be all they have ever known. Some of the children leave for school from one hotel, only to be taken to a different hotel when the school day has ended.
Daniel Hewitt is investigations editor at ITV News and presenter of The Trapped, a new podcast series available from 18 November
