Apr 2, 2019, Guardian: Plea for billions to tackle the school funding crisis https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1108813/school-funding-crisis-education-secretary-government MORE than 1,000 councillors have written to the Education Secretary to urge the Government to pump billions of pounds of extra funding into schools. "Many schools are now desperately overwhelmed as more and more students are competing for fewer and fewer resources. … "Schools are also struggling to provide adequate support for students with special educational needs and some are even closing early or starting late.
