Addressing a projected £9.1m shortfall in the coming financial year, Fife Council has voted to increase Council Tax by 3% and make £4.8m in savings, just under £1.5m of which will come from the education budget
The proposed reduction in the education budget follows a £1.3m cut in 2018/19 which resulted in Madras College losing £266,000 and the introduction of a shortened school week.
The savings will include a reduction in the teacher supply budget, an increase in some primary class sizes and a review of management structures in the secondary sector,
However, the SNP/Labour administration spared music tuition, previously threatened with a cut, pupil support assistant posts, breakfast clubs, support for children and families through the voluntary sector, as well as proposal to cut cleaning services in schools.
For details see: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/833625/for-paper-fife-council-education-cuts-among-those-attracting-criticism/
