An investigation published today by The Guardian has discovered
that more than 700 schools across England are crowdsourcing for
donations whilst 300 have created Amazon wishlists to buy basics
such as pencils, dictionaries and other teaching supplies.
Reacting to this investigation, Liberal Democrat education
spokesperson Layla Moran MP said: “This investigation shows
how desperate the schools funding emergency has become. An Amazon
wishlist is what you use when asking your...Request free trial
An investigation published today by The Guardian has
discovered that more than 700 schools across England are
crowdsourcing for donations whilst 300 have created Amazon
wishlists to buy basics such as pencils, dictionaries and other
teaching supplies.
Reacting to this investigation, Liberal Democrat education
spokesperson MP said:
“This investigation shows how desperate the schools funding
emergency has become. An Amazon wishlist is what you use when
asking your mum for birthday presents. It is not the way to fund a
vital public service.
“The Tories should be ashamed of their record on education.
It’s the most vulnerable children – such as children with special
educational needs and disabilities who rely on support staff – who
are the first to lose out. But all families lose in the
end.
We must demand so much better. That’s why Liberal Democrats
would immediately reverse the cuts to schools budgets made since
2015.”
