Schools in Wirral could go £3m over budget as special needs costs shoot up

Schools in Wirral are expected to go more than £3.3m over budget as costs continue to go up.

This is being driven largely by increasing demand on special education needs as well as energy costs putting pressure on school budgets.

Demand on high needs services meant schools are expected to spend nearly £56m compared to the £52.3m budget set at the beginning of the financial year.