Two-thirds of school heads have cut teachers to save money
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Over two-thirds (69%) of secondary school heads have had to cut teaching staff to save money, according to new polling published by the Sutton Trust today.
The survey of 1,678 teachers, conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) for the Trust as part of their Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey, highlights how budget cuts are affecting schools across the country.
While a much smaller proportion (32%) of senior leaders in primary schools said they’d had to cut teachers, almost two-thirds of this group (72%) reported cutting teaching assistants. Two-fifths (41%) of primary and secondary school heads said they’d had to cut back on trips and outings, while over a half (55%) said they’d slashed spending on IT equipment.
Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that the amount of per-pupil spending in England’s schools fell by 8% in real terms between 2009–10 and 2017–18.
The teachers were also asked about how they spend their pupil premium, which is additiona...
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