Teaching assistants, school administrators and other support staff are having to work overtime to cope with the increasing workload as
schools cut staffing to cope with budget cuts, according to a National Education Union survey released today by the ATL section of the union at its annual conference in Liverpool.
Teaching assistants, school administrators and other support staff are having to work overtime to cope with the increasing workload as
schools cut staffing to cope with budget cuts, according to a Nat...
Not exact matches
Classroom management challenges are growing as our
school systems experience financial
cut backs,
staffing shortages, larger class size.
«Teachers, as usual, have worked hard to ensure that standards have been maintained despite this upheaval and the
cuts to budgets in the post-16 sector, which have had a significant impact on the
staffing levels and resources available in
schools and colleges.
East Ramapo
schools have suffered deep
cuts to programs and
staffing from the
school board, which is controlled by the area's Orthodox Jewish community whose members send their children to private yeshivas.
«Teachers should be commended for their hard work to ensure that standards have been maintained despite the assault on teachers» working conditions and the
cuts to budgets in the post-16 sector, which have had a significant impact on the
staffing levels and resources available in
schools and colleges.
«In every area, from
staffing to stationary,
school leaders are having to make difficult decisions about where to
cut and restrict resources to balance their budgets, and it's clear they anticipate further financial challenges ahead».
Over half of
schools leaders have said they are looking to
cut staffing costs over the next year, a survey published by the Association of
School and College Leaders (ASCL) suggests.
This comes after the
school was told by Lewisham Council to reduce a # 1.3 million deficit through
staffing cuts, which has resulted in 15 teaching posts being
cut for September 2017,
As budget
cuts decrease
staffing, materials, and other resources in many K - 12
schools, NETP, while good in theory, strikes many as practically unrealistic.
«In every area, from
staffing to stationery,
school leaders are having to make difficult decisions about where to
cut and restrict resources to balance their budgets, and it's clear they anticipate further financial challenges ahead.»
In one San Francisco, California,
school, volunteers fill the
staffing voids left by budget
cuts.
The money allocated to privately managed charters and vouchers represents a transfer of critical public resources to the private sector, causing the public
schools to suffer budget
cuts and loss of
staffing and services as the private sector grows, without providing better education or better outcomes for the students who transfer to the private - sector
schools.
John Tomsett, head of Huntington
school in York, last year said he had already made savings «but nothing impacts like
cutting into the costs of your
staffing.
Responses from 1,500 head teachers show a majority of
schools in the survey face
staffing cuts and bigger class sizes.
«
Staffing cuts are not just likely in the future, as the EPI report suggests, but have already taken place in many
schools.»
When a right punch
cuts budgets or
staffing is low,
school communities must not fall victim to these real challenges.
Overall, the
cuts to staff would save the district about $ 9.2 million and 72 percent of the positions would come from
staffing based at
schools.
The funding crisis has left
schools with no alternative other than to reduce
staffing levels — meaning larger class sizes and
cuts to the curriculum.
The reductions at
schools would save around $ 6.2 million, while much of the rest would come from
cuts to administrative and support
staffing.
Parent opt - out activists said MMSD teachers support the movement but are discouraged from discussing it with parents, and are especially hesitant to do so as the
school district struggles with a budget shortfall and has announced sharp
staffing cuts.
«I have made
cuts in every single area apart from teaching staff and we're not prepared to reduce
staffing hours to provide free
school lunches.»
The options for
cuts include «
staffing reductions, further increased class sizes, withdrawal of counselling and pastoral services, modified
school hours, reduction in books, IT and equipment».
The battle lines have been drawn for a fight over funding in 2016, with the Department for Education (DfE) insisting
schools can be more efficient and
schools asserting that, with 80 per cent of their spend going on
staffing, the curriculum is at risk if
staffing is
cut.
And with education funding
cuts, the
school may not have
staffing resources to work with this student outside of class.
There have been warnings of four - day weeks and
cuts in
staffing and subjects - and the National Audit Office has warned of an 8 % real - terms funding gap for
schools up to 2020.
Students, parents and teachers at many
schools have organized militant protests, but Bartram — which once had a strong student organization — has been broken under the weight of
staffing cuts and churn.
Cut variable
staffing costs and refocus dollars on quality education, while you keep top - performing IT people working for your
school.
Earlier this year, the
school was told by Lewisham Council to reduce a # 1.3 million deficit through
staffing cuts, which has resulted in 15 teaching posts being
cut for September 2017, said a press release from the NUT, a figure confirmed by the council.
This could be a challenge as
schools face funding
cuts, which may result in a need to reduce
staffing costs.
Some
school districts will act conservatively, planning for the worst, and make
staffing and budget
cuts this summer.
Outwood Grange trust is highlighted for its specific formula for curriculum
staffing levels and class sizes that is rolled out across all its
schools and that can involve
cutting staff numbers to make costs sustainable.
CHICAGO — Seeing the need for urgent action to combat
cuts in
school library funding,
staffing and programming, American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Neal will host a summit in Chicago on May 23, at ALA Headquarters, 50 E. Huron, to work with our nation's library leaders to craft a strategy to advocate for our nation's
school libraries.
How far can one
cut a budget — and slash
staffing — before it interferes with the work of the law
school?
While there will be
staffing cuts, including to the library, the
school plans to fill new faculty positions.