The study, carried out jointly by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), found that more than nine out of 10 respondents were pessimistic about school finances over the coming three years.
The survey of 1,200 heads, teachers and support staff, revealed that three-quarters of school staff said their budgets this year were lower than last.
Just over seven out of 10 secondary staff admitted their school had already cut teaching posts, though many of these were lost through natural wastage rather than redundancy. Four out of 10 said provision had been cut for children with SEN and disabilities, and many school were cutting non-EBacc subjects from the timetable.
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