Support staff recruitment woes, teachers unable to fill their cars until payday, cash-strapped councils predicting cutbacks. Tom Belger reports on the fallout in schools from soaring inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.
Schools are struggling to find and keep staff as soaring fuel costs and years of pay restraint take their toll.
A poll suggests three-quarters of support staff cannot afford essential items, while some teachers are seeking help or eyeing new jobs as they struggle to cover petrol costs.
