Northern Ireland education officials looking at potential budget cuts of up to 10%, which would require hundreds of millions in savings
The Education Authority board previously said it could not make £110m in savings without "highly unacceptable and detrimental risks" to childrenThe Education Authority has been asked to model cuts of up to 10% of its 2023/24 budget.
The Education Authority is responsible for funding schools, staff, transport, meals, maintenance and support for children with special educational needs as well as youth services. In a statement, the authority said it was "very concerned about the growing, unprecedented pressures facing education".recently warned that Stormont's budget for next year will be very difficultSir David Sterling, a former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, also told BBC Northern Ireland's The View programme that Stormont departments could be facing up to £1bn in financial pressures and cuts in the next financial year.
about £110m in the current financial year without "highly unacceptable and detrimental risks" to children and young peopleThe Democratic Unionist Party's Mervyn Storey, who sits on the board of the Education Authority, warned that the shortfall by April "could be upwards on £500million"., the former finance minister said 80% of the education budget was spent on staff.
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