Nine out of 10 schools will have run out of money by the next school year due to the cost of living crisis, the National Association of Head Teachers is warning the Government. In an open letter to Conservative MPs, 13 national education associations called for them to demand assurances from the leadership candidates that they would deliver on the party's 2019 pledge to restore funding to 2010 levels.
The peak body for school leaders pointed to forecasts which currently predict a £2bn shortfall by 2024, calling the situation "desperate", according to the BBC. It came as early data from the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)'s survey, which was supplied to the Observer had 50% of school leaders saying their school would be in deficit this year.
NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman told the newspaper: "There are no easy fixes left. Schools are cut to the bone. This will mean cutting teaching hours, teaching assistants and teachers."
