Vale of Glamorgan Council is one of the most poorly funded local authorities for education in Wales and a number of schools in the county have had to set deficit budgets. Labour council member, Cllr Helen Payne asked the MP if Westminster should be providing more funding to Wales to be distributed to local authorities. The leader of Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cllr Lis Burnett said the council won’t know exactly how much it can expect in terms of funding until Christmas. Cllr Thomas said: “There is no doubt that schools across Wales are in crisis due to funding issues, especially in the Vale of Glamorgan. “I repeat my invitation to local Senedd Member Jane Hutt to address my committee and join our cross-party campaign to secure better funding for Vale schools from the Welsh Government.”

Source: The Times October 15, 2023 15:10 UTC