Written question WQ100483
- Asked by
- Nigel WilliamsReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
What targeted financial support is the Welsh Government providing to local education authorities to prevent classroom cuts and protect frontline teaching staff, in light of the critical financial pressures on schools in Fflint Wrecsam schools?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language (Anna Brychan)
Decisions on the level of funding available to schools and to other services are made by each authority, as part of their overall budget and council tax setting.
The Welsh Government provides funding to local authorities to support their funding of pre-16 provision in schools in Wales mainly through the local government revenue settlement. The settlement is not ring-fenced; the funding allocated to each authority is available to the authority to spend as it sees fit across the range of services for which it is responsible, including schools.
Flintshire’s 2026-27 settlement is £294m. This represents an increase of 4.1% on 2025-26 on a like for like basis. Wrexham’s 2026-27 settlement is £268m. This represents an increase of 4.9% on 2025-26 on a like for like basis.
The employment and deployment of teachers and other school staff are matters for the local authority, schools and their governing bodies to make against local needs and priorities.