Heads are spending weekends running foodbanks, despite their crippling workloads, as data shows a rise in the number of schools offering the provision since the cost-of-living crisis took hold.
Teacher Tapp surveys show the number of teachers who receive food parcels has also rocketed almost three-fold since the pandemic.
The banks are becoming the new frontline of the cost-of-living crisis as food prices soar, despite a dip in inflation.
Office for National Statistics figures published this week show UK food inflation sat at 19.1 per cent in April, despite overall inflation of 8.7 per cent.
