£200m Budget Cut In Uk Causes Teacher Strike Threats

By Author: Tim Greyton
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Proposed budget cuts in English schools and colleges have been met with stern opposition in teaching unions and associations. Many are outraged at the move by the government and have threatened to strike for indefinite durations.

The cut was announced after more teenagers than first predicted applied to stay on in education. Instead of being happy that more teenagers are choosing to continue at college or sixth-form, the authorities have stated their will be a £200m gap in finance provisions. This will likely put the future of as many as 50,000 young adults in jeopardy, lead to a decrease for school bursaries, and will mean that many will have to look for paid work instead. This is what most in the industry are really concerned about, especially given the current poor employment situation.

The National Union of Teachers have slammed the decision, calling it "completely disgraceful". They argue that this shows a complete lack of responsibility and will likely cause a 'lost generation' yet again, as was seen in the school leavers in the 1980's. This would not happen in independent or boarding schools ...
... and should not happen in the state system they said. The cut came about from a miscalculation over the percentage of students staying in sixth-forms, colleges and further training courses. Institutions have thus been given less money than they had expected to receive (estimated around 4%) and so will probably have to make up the deficit by cutting courses and maybe teaching jobs.The annual NUT conference in Cardiff saw the first suggestions of strike action when speakers voted to take a stand at the schools and colleges in question

The Schools Secretary, Ed Balls has admitted that schools do face a very real problem currently in terms of providing funding for those who wish to continue education. He blames the rise in young people wanting to further their education on the recession causing a lack of job opportunities. He suggests that teenagers are not wanting to enter work at the moment as there are few good job prospects on account of the recession
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