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Headteachers warn of redundancies as schools struggle to make ends meet

Schools are facing a crippling funding crisis with unions saying staff cuts would be 'catastrophic'

Manchester Evening News

More than half of schools in England planning 'catastrophic' staff redundancies

The head teachers' union warned that a 'perfect storm' of Government underfunding and spiralling costs has left education in a 'perilous state'

Chronicle Live

Many schools considering cutting teachers or teaching hours to save money, says boss of teachers union

Educators are facing a ‘perfect storm of costs’ as they try to balance budgets amid soaring energy bills and underfunding, a survey of headteachers found

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Most schools in Wales are looking at redundancies

More than 70% of Wales' headteachers said they will have to make teaching assistants redundant, or reduce their hours, in order to save money

Wales Online

Thousands of English schools in grip of funding crisis plan redundancies

‘Unprecedented’ deficits will force heads to make ‘catastrophic’ cuts and reduce support for vulnerable pupils, NAHT warns

The Guardian - UK

‘More than half’ of England’s schools planning ‘catastrophic’ staff redundancies

Educators are facing a ‘perfect storm of costs’ as they try to balance budgets amid soaring energy bills and underfunding, a survey found.

The Independent UK

Most schools facing ‘unavoidable’ redundancies due to funding crisis, poll finds

‘Headteachers are having to look at every possibility given the current funding situation,’ school leader says

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Rishi Sunak appoints fifth education secretary in just under four months

Gillian Keegan was drafted into the post during Mr Sunak’s reshuffle on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Nine out of 10 schools will run out of cash within a year, headteachers warn

The situation has been branded 'desperate'

Wales Online

Nine out of 10 schools will run out of money by next year, teachers warn

Schools have been ‘cut to the bone’ by funding cuts, the head teachers union has said

Evening Standard

Nine out of 10 schools will run out of money by next school year, teachers warn

Schools have been ‘cut to the bone’ by funding cuts, the head teachers union has said.

The Independent UK

Headteachers in tears at stark choice: keep staff or feed hungry pupils

School leaders’ mood turns to despair at funding crisis amid growing poverty

The Guardian - UK

90% of schools in England will run out of money next year, heads warn

Exclusive: Heads say they will be in deficit next academic year, even without cuts Jeremy Hunt is planning

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers to vote on strike action in row over pay amid fears of 'heartbreaking cuts to services'

Paul Whiteman, from the National Association of Head Teachers, said it was no exaggeration to say 'the future of education is on the line'

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Wales Online

Headteachers in Wales will ballot over strike action on pay and funding for the first time ever

Members of the National Association of Headteachers have never balloted on pay in the union's 125 year history

Daily Mirror

Head teachers to vote on strike action over pay for first time in 125 years

NAHT boss Paul Whiteman warned members 'cannot continue to run their schools in the current circumstances' as the three major education unions said they would launch strike ballots

The Independent UK

Headteachers to vote on national industrial action over pay in 125-year first

Paul Whiteman, of the National Association of Head Teachers, announced the move at the Trades Union Congress conference.

Evening Standard

Teachers demand investigation into missing exam results

Fears that children will leave primary school with no SATs results or the wrong marks

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The Independent UK

School leaders warn of missing marks ‘shaking confidence’ in SATs

Headteachers say the situation is “deeply worrying”.

The Independent UK

Heads fear national tutoring data will be ‘de facto league table’

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi confirmed data on schools’ uptake of the flagship tutoring programme will be used by Ofsted.

The Independent UK

Tory MP Michael Fabricant apologises for saying teachers had ‘quiet drinks during lockdown’

Tory MP says he did not mean to cause offence

Daily Mirror

Tory MP Michael Fabricant says sorry for 'quiet drink' slur about teachers and nurses

Tory MP Michael Fabricant apologised for suggesting many teachers and nurses enjoyed a "quiet drink" at the end of the day in staff rooms during lockdown

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP apologises after attacking teachers and nurses to shield Boris Johnson

TORY MP Michael Fabricant has apologised after he attempted to throw teachers and nurses under the bus to deflect from the law-breaking behaviour of…

Evening Standard

Michael Fabricant apologises to teachers over ‘quiet drink during lockdown’ comments

The Tory MP said he did not mean to cause offence and applauded the work of the profession in ‘difficult, and sometimes impossible, conditions’.

The Independent UK

Most heads do not think multi-academy trusts will improve pupil outcomes

Survey data also finds many heads fear joining a MAT would lead to a loss of autonomy.

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