NLAT – “Sixth-form colleges in England cut science and foreign language courses due to financial pressures, while more than a third of colleges fear they could cease as going concerns by 2020.”
Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood: ‘This increase is well overdue’
“In contrast with schools, where the government has largely protected budgets, sixth form colleges have been subjected to three separate funding cuts since 2011, with the threat of more to come as the treasury seeks further savings.” http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/aug/11/sixth-form-colleges-left-on-starvation-rations-by-government-cuts-says-report
GW: So THAT’S how the ToriCons afforded that back-dated 10 percent increase for MP wages.
MPs To Get 10% Backdated Pay Rise To £74,000
http://news.sky.com/story/1520010/mps-to-get-10-percent-backdated-pay-rise-to-74000
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