BUCKINGHAMSHIRE upper schools can expect bonus cash in their budgets next year.
A group of the upper schools heads and chairmen of governors met Marion Clayton, Bucks County Council's new cabinet member for schools, and the leader of the council, David Shakespeare at Misbourne School, Great Missenden, last Monday.
Cllr Shakespeare said upper schools were under most financial pressure and a considerable amount of money had already been targeted at them.
As for next years' budget, more work was needed but he and Cllr Clayton accepted everything they had been told.
"They said they are having trouble recruiting and need help to improve the quality of the classrooms, so they need more capital. We said we would go away and look at it and see if we can give them priority."
The county council is expecting to be able to spend an extra £3.5 million on education next year, on top of the amount needed for inflation and salaries.
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