There has been a real-terms cut of about £245 million in the Department of Education’s (DoE) budget since 2010.
Growing pupil numbers, increasing demand for SEN provision and overall growing costs have combined to create “a perfect storm”, teachers have warned.
In August, it was announced that the UK government had allocated £500 million for education in Northern Ireland over the next three years. But more and more schools are struggling.
The DoE’s opening budget for 2019/20 also included £16.5 million secured through the Conservative and DUP’s “confidence and supply” deal. It will specifically enable current programmes which target severe deprivation to be maintained in areas including literacy and numeracy and nurture provision.
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