NAHT Cymru and other unions to hold Senedd rally tomorrow over education funding fears

On Tuesday 4 February, NAHT Cymru will join other teaching unions for a rally at 12.30pm on the steps of the Senedd to highlights the pressures affecting school funding.

This rally will take place before the Senedd debates the draft budget for 2024/25.

NAHT has made multiple Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to obtain details of what extra, ‘consequential’ funding Welsh schools will receive on the back of increased education spending in England, but neither the Welsh Government and UK Treasury have been able to provide this data. This lack of transparency is deeply concerning.

Our September report, Falling Short: The Deepening School Funding Crisis in Wales, provides compelling evidence of the struggles facing our education system.

Laura Doel, national secretary of NAHT Cymru, said: “Schools in Wales lack the sustainable, equitable investment they need just to do the basics, let alone meet education reform demands.

“Sticking plasters and short-term fixes are no longer sufficient. Schools are contemplating deficit budgets, cutting pupil spending, and making staff redundant.”