Inside the school funding crisis- Panorama BBC - what are your thoughts?

[LeithWalk]

Posted here for general opinions rather than an education view.

I don’t have primary aged dc yet and although I’ve heard of the funding crisis I never realised exactly how bad it was.

I can only see things getting worse as the workload and stress teachers are under intensifies with the loss of so many support staff.

Uggh, grim. Schools are well and truly on their knees. I work as support staff in a primary school myself and have narrowly escaped job cuts two years running. The government should be ashamed at the situation they've created.

My ex worked in secondary SEND and funding was particularly bad, I hadn’t put enough thought into primary funding and now think I should have sent my son to a public school instead.

I think fundinf needs to increase for schools and nurseries, yes it would be expensive, but it would pay off when those children become adults.

Yes, very real and very true. Actually, working with lots of schools, I didn't think the programme was hard hitting enough. Half of all of the schools in my county have a deficit budget and must save money somewhere.

My sons just had a year out of education waiting for a special school place so i have quite a lot to say about the lack of funding and how funding is spent. . There is a crisis. The most vulnerable are effected first/most but every child is feeling the impact.

Massively impressed by the staff & the amount of additional work they are doing to improve the lives of the children in their care. I found the individual stories moving & I am angry that educators are having to make such difficult choices in the face of such obvious need.

It’s heartbreaking for everyone: the children, the teachers, the support workers. I found it quite hard to watch and I had no idea it is so bad.

Some of the employees in that school are heaven sent.

Typical bbc bias.