Much-needed education supplies are being given to vulnerable youngsters still shielding at home during the pandemic. Delighted headteachers across England and Wales have received vouchers worth hundreds of pounds thanks to our campaign. The fund was launched by the Mirror with the National Education Union, which made a huge £1million donation. Steph Beale, 42, headteacher at Ellesmere College in Leicester, received a £500 voucher and spent it on stationery and other supplies. The fund was backed by politicians as well as children’s authors Sir Michael Morpurgo and Michael Rosen.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2021 18:54 UTC