CHELMSFORD schools are set to loose out on hundreds of thousands of pounds of Government funding according to the National Union of Teachers.

The Government has proposed a National Funding Formula for schools and the plans have sparked an outcry from the teacher's union.

The Government and Simon Burns, MP for Chelmsford, claim the new formula will see the school benefit from the plans but the union are calling it is funding crisis.

The National Union of Teachers have spoken out against the cuts, criticising the Government.

They have said that it is time for the Government to listen to parents and teachers, insisting the cuts are affecting education.

The cuts are expected to see bigger classes and fewer teachers in our schools.

The NUT said: “Schools and colleges are already under severe strain. Now, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that the biggest real terms cuts to per pupil funding in a generation are on the way.

“The Government says it is protecting education funding. This isn’t true. In reality they are freezing the cash they give to our schools and colleges, so that inflation cuts its value, whilst increasing what they take from them in pensions and national insurance contributions.

“Any responsible Government would be dealing with the real problems facing our education system – funding and the teacher recruitment crisis.

“But instead of dealing with these, this Government is ploughing on with costly plans to make every school an academy, some schools grammars and the rest secondary moderns.”

Their campaign – Stand up for Education – has said that every child deserves the best.

Some of the worst hit schools in Chelmsford could lose as much as £800,000 according to the figures from the teachers union.

If agreed, the Chelmer Valley High School, Court Road, Broomfield, could loose £850,528 by 2019, the union say this works out as £840 per pupil and a loss of teachers.

Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford could lose £664,633 of funding by 2019 if the new formula is agreed.

This works out as £1,055 per pupil and a reduction in teachers of 18.

Roy Whitehead, leader of Chelmsford Council said: “If the figures from the NUT are correct this will be a major problem for every school.

“I would encourage everybody to take part in the consultation and make sure the Government know this before any decision is made.”