EDUCATION
While the coalition government has promised to protect spending on education to an extent, professionals are warning that the divide between the "frontline" and so-called back office services is not clear cut.
Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, is worried about how the comprehensive spending review (CSR) could compromise school support services.
"We don't know what will and won't be protected," he says. "I'm not one of those people who believes that if you just protect the frontline, everything will be okay."
Hobby warns that schools rely heavily on a massive range of support services and staff, such as non-teaching professionals that work with vulnerable pupils and their families.
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