30 primary schools to lose a teacher

More than 30 primary schools will lose a teacher next autumn due to ongoing changes to how smaller schools are staffed.

Department of Education figures show that 34 primary schools will lose a mainstream teacher next September, while another six will not gain a teaching post they might otherwise have been due. The cuts are the result of the final phase of changes to the staffing schedule for primary schools with four teachers or less.

However, the department said the staffing allocations are subject to appeal, which could mean far fewer schools losing out for the autumn term, when final figures emerge in a few months.