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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom & Dave Burke

Government hits out at schools 'considering three-day week' as energy bills spiral

Some schools have considered shutting at least one day a week - and possibly two - as they face crippling energy costs, it is claimed.

Headteachers and school bosses are holding crisis talks over the summer holiday trying to work out how to keep afloat in an impending financial crisis.

Schools are not subject to the energy price cap like ordinary households, and non-domestic gas and electricity prices rose 93% in 2021.

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