NUT comment on National Audit Office Report Into School Finances

Commenting on the report by the National Audit Office (NAO), Oversight of financial management in local authority maintained schools, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

“This report highlights the impact that Government cuts are having on schools and local authorities.

“The Government’s expectation that schools can achieve savings of £1 billion through reducing procurement and back-office costs has been exposed for the unjustified assumption that it is. Schools will be forced instead, as the NAO report confirms, to cut spending on staff – their most valuable resource.

“These attacks on our schools come at a time when we need to invest in high quality education to restore economic growth. The NAO also confirms that local authorities are reducing their capacity to monitor and support schools due to insufficient resources. This will inevitably have a detrimental impact on schools and, ultimately, the standard of education children and young people receive.”

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