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Some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that's because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to the point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as much as we can to make sure that we're getting the best possible deal on milk and paper, but that takes a lot of time, and also those prices change. so we are doing our very best, but i don't think it sustainable to keep at this level of tightening, because there's only so much you can strip back before actually the impact on the children is massive. these are just some of their risi...

So we are doing our very best, but i don't think it sustainable to keep at this level of tightening, because there's only so much you can strip back before, actually, the impact on the children is massive. these are just some of their rising costs. the 5% teachers�* pay increase is £90,000 extra. the cost to the school of each meal up from £2.30 to £2.87. the bus for one school trip, up from £870 to £1,070. paper, up from £1.95 a box to £3.87. this school won't put up the school meal price. family budgets are already squeezed. parents know it's hitting the school too. schools are havi...

But i don't think it sustainable to keep at this level of tightening, because there's only so much you can strip back before actually the impact on the children is massive. these are just some of their rising costs. the 5% teachers' pay increases £90,000 extra. the cost to the school of each meal up from £2.30 to £2.87. the bus for one school trip, up from £870, to 1,070. paper, up from £1.95 a box, to £3.87 a box. the school won't put up the school meal price. are family budgets are already squeezed. parents now it is hitting the school too. schools are having to use the budget they've ...

It's all go for these four and five—year—olds, learning through new experiences. but making the sums add up is getting harder. some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that's because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to the point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as much as we can to make sure that we're getting the best possible deal on milk and paper, but that takes a lot of time, and also those prices change. so we are doing our very best, but i don't think it sustainable to keep at this level of tightening, becau...

They'll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. the government says it is giving schools an extra four billion pounds in funding this year. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. it's all go for these four and five—year—olds, learning through new experiences. but making the sums add up is getting harder. some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that's because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to a point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as much as we can to make sure that we're getting ...