{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63751176bb88920010af2314?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Headteacher warns underfunding schools risks closures","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Classrooms of 60 pupils, teachers not being replaced, and no more school trips. Headteachers are preparing to vote for strike action, <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/schools-on-verge-of-being-unsafe-funding-crisis-headteachers-warn-b1038696.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">warning that underfunding schools risks some being forced to close</a>. Our <a href=\"https://twitter.com/katie_strick\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Commissioning Editor and Feature Writer Katie Strick</a> explains why schools are struggling so much, as Richard Slade, headteacher of Plumcroft primary school in Greenwich explains the issues he’s dealing with. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why are schools struggling?</li><li>How ‘underfunding’ of schools impacts staff and extracurricular studies</li><li>Schools not replacing teachers</li><li>How the work stress is pushing teachers to the edge</li><li>Will the Autumn Budget provide some respite for schools?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}