Funding and staff levels in schools at crisis point | Letters Read moreThey say funding pressures have forced them to make cuts. The other signatories are from Parmiter’s school and Watford grammar school for girls, both top-performing secondaries in Hertfordshire. The government is coming under increasing pressure to increase schools’ funding. On teacher recruitment and retention, the governors’ letter states: “There is a staffing crisis in our schools and we need the government’s help in resolving it. “It is well documented that pay increases for teaching staff have fallen behind the cost of living over recent years.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2019 19:32 UTC