Commenting on new estimates by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) that shows the increase in school costs is set to outstrip school funding, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"Keir Starmer was elected on a promise to put more resources into schools after 14 years of austerity. Schools have no capacity to make savings without cutting educational provision. Britain has the highest primary class sizes in Europe and the highest secondary class sizes since records began. College funding has been cut to the bone. Funding for SEND support and pastoral care is totally inadequate. Children and young people’s education has been seriously compromised through a lack of funding. The government must address this problem head on and ensure that our schools and colleges get the funding they desperately need.”