Schools in England face death by a thousand cuts, headteachers say

Schools in England are facing “death by a thousand cuts”, headteachers have said, after a leading economics thinktank said rising costs are likely to outstrip funding in the coming year, despite recent injections of additional money. Without more ambitious government investment in education, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said there could be yet more cuts in England’s already depleted schools, reducing pastoral support and curriculum choice, while class sizes are likely to grow. The intervention from headteachers followed the publication on Wednesday of a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which estimates 2.8% growth (in

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