out by the head teachers union. it polled 11,000 head teachers and 66% said they will have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. half said they may have to do the same for teachers. funding for schools is increasing but costs are rising fast, and independent economists say school budgets are facing an unprecedented squeeze. 0ur education editor branwyn jeffreys has the story. lovely, perfect. thank you so much. do you want to show me the second one as well? keeping subjects like music matters at this school, but savings have to be found somewhere, so this winter they will cut back on supply teachers and use more online learning. last year, as a secondary school that suffered like many others the effect of staff absence during the pandemic, we had to spend £120,000 on external supply teachers. we are hoping to minimise that with the investment in
many schools in england are considering cutting teachers or teaching hours to save money. that s according to a survey carried out by the head teachers union. of 11 thousand head teachers polled, 66% said they will have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. half said they may have to do the same for teachers. our education editor branwyn jeffreys has the story. lovely, perfect. thank you so much. do you want to show me the second one as well? keeping subjects like music matters at this school, but savings have to be found somewhere, so this winter they will cut back on supply teachers and use more online learning. last year, as a secondary school that suffered like many others the effect of staff absence during the pandemic, we had to spend £120,000 on external supply teachers. we are hoping to minimize that with the investment in technology and the support of our existing staff. bell rings.
to allow vouchers and hampers to go home to those students. home to those students. it was like a revolving home to those students. it was like a revolving door, home to those students. it was like a revolving door, it home to those students. it was like a revolving door, it must home to those students. it was like a revolving door, it must have - home to those students. it was like j a revolving door, it must have been for pupils and staff and having to have supply teachers in to cover the gaps because people were poorly. tote gaps because people were poorly. 2 didn t have supply teachers in but the children did amazing for that resilience they have shown over the last couple of years has proved today in the results think. you say ou are today in the results think. you say you are an today in the results think. you say you are an an today in the results think. you say you are an an admin today in the results think. you say you are an an admin stray - today in the result
maths and science teachers. is that a september position that you re interested in? this recruitment agency supply staff to hundreds of schools across the midlands. it s busier than ever. schools are needing supply teachers to fill vacancies. if you can get out to colleges, get out to universities, they re struggling. so. and the chief executive, daniel dawkins, has spotted a problem for teachers new to the profession. the head teacher sent an e mail to me directly requesting roles to be filled year 2, year 3, year a roles needed to be filled. and, specifically, in the subject line, the head teacher said no early career teachers because we can t. we haven t got the capacity in school to support those. and i just think that s real. that s indicative of the problem that schools are facing. their already stretched capacity and they re now unable, because of that capacity issue, to then take on early year teachers.