Further 125 school language support posts axed

ANOTHER 125 teaching posts for newcomer children who need to learn English are to be axed from September.

The move comes on top of 125 language support teacher cuts already announced in last December’s budget as part of a phased reduction in their numbers.

While it was planned to reduce the total number of these jobs from 1,400 to 900 over four years, half those cuts will now take effect from September.