Nursery World - Teaching union highlights the 'desperate' cuts schools are making to stay afloat

The majority of schools are having to make redundancies due to the funding crisis, finds ‘largest ever’ school leaders survey.

The NAHT survey reveals schools are having to make 'swingeing cuts' due to rising costs and Government underfunding PHOTO Adobe Stock

Teaching union NAHT has released the findings from its poll of school leaders, which it claims is the largest ever to be undertaken, with more than 11,000 responses.

The survey highlights the ‘desperate’ cuts schools are having to make in the face of rising costs and Government underfunding, revealing:

'Many thousands of schools are now looking at falling into deficit unless they make swingeing cuts'

Paul Whiteman, NAHT general secretary, said, ‘Schools are being hit by a perfect storm of costs. In attempting to balance their budgets, school leaders are being faced with eye-watering energy bills, spiralling costs to resources and supplies, and the financial impact of an unfunded pay increase this year. With no fat left to cut following a decade of austerity, many thousands of schools are now looking at falling into deficit unless they make swingeing cuts. Education is truly in a perilous state.’

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