Schools across our 3 constituencies face major cuts next year

Local Liberal Democrats are calling on the Chancellor to protect education spending, as shocking new figures show the severity of cuts across our area. For the details click on the pages for Lichfield & Burntwood, Tamworth and Burton & Uttoxeter respectively.

On this Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:

"The Conservatives are planning more public spending cuts to pay for their own economic incompetence. School trips are already being axed, teaching assistants are being laid off and urgent classroom repairs are being ignored.

"Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt must confirm urgently that they will not cut real-terms funding for schools and colleges during next week's Autumn Statement. The Conservatives must not balance the books on the backs of

Data taken from the https://schoolcuts.org.uk/ website, maintained by the National Education Union, which was updated with figures for 2023/24 on 8 November. An explanation of their methodology is available on their website.