As children head back to school, head teachers are grappling with growing energy and staffing costs.
In North Yorkshire, these pressures have prompted staff at East Whitby Primary Academy to discuss whether the Christmas carol service can go ahead, because of the cost of buses.
Things such as the carol service were "part of the fabric of the school" and the aim was not to cut them. "We'll look at trimming all that extra fat from the budget but, ultimately, £80,000 can't be stripped out of the school budget, because things are very tight," Mr Kidwell said. Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon, who chairs the Education Select Committee, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme last week some colleges were facing energy increases of 300% or more.
For Dan Morrow, the head of Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust, which is made up of about 17 schools in Devon, the rising cost of living is affecting all parts of school life.
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