Research from smol, in collaboration with charity, The Hygiene Bank, has found that the UK's state school staff believe that, on average, over a third (37%) of pupils in their school are experiencing, or have experienced, hygiene poverty; not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming products most of us take for granted. Almost all school staff (95%6) have been aware of pupils in hygiene poverty over the past year, and over 1 in 6 (17%) have been aware of this every

Research from smol, in collaboration with charity, The Hygiene Bank, has found that the UK's state school staff believe that, on average, over a third (37%) of pupils in their school are experiencing, or have experienced, hygiene poverty; not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming products most of us take for granted. Almost all school staff (95%6) have been aware of pupils in hygiene poverty over the past year, and over 1 in 6 (17%) have been aware of this every single day.Almost two thirds of staff (62%) have seen children arriving at school with dirty uniforms or kit, and 60% have noted unclean hair or teeth. Staff have observed lack of self-esteem (51%), bullying (41%) and isolation (36%) as leading impacts on the pupils affected. The issue is so prevalent that 1 in 6 school staff (16%) have even been approached by a pupil about a fellow child experiencing hygiene poverty.The research has found an impact on school staff financially and emotionally w