Numbers rose for the first time in four years in 2009. But the 2010 school census, published yesterday, shows that in the past year they have gone from 16 per cent to 17.3 per cent in nursery and primary schools, from 13.4 per cent to 14.2 per cent in secondary schools, and from 32.1 per cent to 33.3 per cent in special schools.
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) claimed that the rise is partly due to extra funds for free school meals provided in the last pre-Budget report. But NUT general secretary Christine Blower also warned the new government that child poverty targets could be slipping.
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