Protest as budget shortfall hits schools

Letters from head teachers in Falkirk warning of the need to save £29 million over five years has sparked an angry reaction. In Westquarters one family has put up protest posters, while a Save Falkirk Schools social media venture claims thousands of supporters.

News of Falkirk Council’s struggle to balance the books comes in the same week as a blunt warning from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities that public assets such as community centres and libraries may face closure in next year’s Scottish Budget.