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With school budgets getting close to breaking point, head teachers are resorting to desperate measures to keep their schools and nursery classes afloat. Nicole Weinstein reports

Spiralling costs and growing pupil numbers have put schools across the country at risk of losing members of staff, reducing the amount of teacher training on offer and not being able to afford basic educational supplies such as text books and glue sticks.

‘It’s reached crisis point,’ explains James Bowen, director of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) Edge. ‘Heads are having to make some very difficult decisions. Ultimately, if they are being challenged to save up to £50,000, they’re not going to do that by ordering a few fewer text books. That type of money is only achievable by making staff redundant. So, we are seeing many schools cut their teaching assistant budgets and a few schools have even announced plans to close the school early on a Friday so that all teachers have their planning, preparation and assessment time at the same time.’

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