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£300 million funding gap forces schools into crisis management, says NAHT NI School leaders' union NAHT NI has responded to a letter from the Education Authority revealing a £300 million funding gap and asking schools to restrict spending, including on substitute cover and new appointments, saying it demonstrates the impossible nature of running schools in the current financial climate and confirms the crisis that school leaders have been talking about for years. 23 October 2025
NAHT comments on NFER blog on falling pupil numbers Commenting on a new NFER blog 'Pupil numbers and school finances', Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said: “As this data shows, falling primary numbers means some schools are struggling with insufficient funding, and we are seeing schools closing. 23 October 2025
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