Cuts to West Lothian’s schools will be “front and centre” of budget savings, making up more than £5m of the total needed for the next three years.And the council is asking if people are prepared to pay more council tax to protect vital services such as education and social care.This week Independent councillor Stuart Borrowman warned: “Labour needs to demonstrate how these cuts will impact on school pupils and on the workload of teachers and other school staff.”West Lothian Council has launched a public consultation on a range of budget measures that aim to reduce spending, alter local services and address the council’s budget gap for the next five years of more than £47m.The council faces a budget gap of £47.1 million between 2023 and 2028.
The budget gap is caused by increasing costs and a rising population, combined with insufficient levels of government grant funding.Cuts are detailed across the range of services, but education is hit by far the hardest.Councillor Borrowman said: “The Council’s proposed budget plans will put funding cuts for schools front-and-centre of their plans.
There will be direct cuts totalling well into seven figures for schools’ devolved funding.“Also, the council says it will shorten the school day.
They won’t. They’ll leave the length of the school day alone but will reduce the amount of learning and teaching within each day.“The aim is clearly to reduce the number of teachers.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.