Plaid Cymru calls for emergency budget to tackle underfunding in schools in Wales

Responding to results of an NAHT survey, which shows that the majority of schools in England are looking at redundancies due to the funding crisis, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for children and young people, Heledd Fychan MS said,

“The results of this survey are a sobering reminder of the real-life impact of what the Tories in Westminster have already done to the economy. It’s also a taste of what more austerity will mean for schools across the UK.

“Teachers have been instrumental in supporting thousands of children and young people in Wales throughout one of the most difficult periods in living memory. The very least they deserve is recognition for that. Instead, what they’re getting is a below inflation pay rise, cuts, and forced redundancies. Enough is enough.

“The Welsh Government’s budget is insufficient and under further strain which is yet more evidence that Westminster will never serve the needs of Wales. But it still has levers it can pull. The Labour Welsh Government should produce an Emergency Budget for the current financial year to reallocate and reschedule some of its present plans to refocus priority on tackling the cost of living.”