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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

‘Not enough money’: secondary school heads warn MPs of budget woes

Students head into lessons from the play ground at a secondary school in London, England.
Schools are asking MPs for ‘an immediate increase to school funding to cover the unfunded extra staff costs’. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

Secondary school heads across England are warning MPs of cuts to mental health provision, school trips and essential building repairs because rising costs and energy bills are wrecking their budgets.

Ahead of the government’s autumn statement on 17 November, headteachers are telling local MPs and councillors about their struggles to adjust their budgets to cover unexpected costs of hundreds of thousands of pounds in higher pay and bills.

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