Schools hit by cost of living crisis as staff unscrew light bulbs to cut bills

As the Tories fight it out for another new leader the cost of their chaos is being counted in our classrooms.

Schools in England face a cash catastrophe driven by surging energy bills, rising inflation and unfunded pay deals.

We can reveal that:

Head teachers are UNSCREWING LIGHTBULBS to cut bills and taking OUTSIDE JOBS to fill gaps in dwindling school budgets.

The Conservatives will MISS their 2019 school funding manifesto commitment by £2 BILLION.

Nine out of 10 schools will have RUN OUT OF MONEY by the next school year 11 months from now.

Hundreds of thousands of teachers will vote whether to STRIKE over a 5% pay rise when inflation is running at double that.