Headteacher recalls moment vulnerable pregnant pupil was given a bed — thanks to Independent-backed charity

“It was game-changing,” says headteacher Andy Percival, as he recalled the moment a vulnerable teenager struggling at school was given a bed of her own and a good night’s sleep.

Pregnant and with significant gaps in her development, she was seen as a serious child protection concern for staff at Southway school in south Leeds.

Added to that the fact she had nowhere comfortable to sleep at night, her future looked grim.

But with a referral to bed charity Zarach – a charity backed by – and the continued support of her school,