Lib Dems will invest £39,352,243 to protect school funding in Gloucestershire

The Liberal Democrats have announced they will invest £39,352,243 more in schools and colleges in Gloucestershire the next parliament.

The funding for Gloucestershire would reverse cuts to frontline school and college budgets, protect per pupil funding in real terms and ensure no school loses out from changes to funding arrangements.

A total of £3,425,869 of the funding would be spent on protecting the Pupil Premium, introduced by the Liberal Democrats to help the most disadvantaged children.

Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Stroud Max Wilkinson said:

"Children in Stroud are being taught in overcrowded classes by overworked teachers - but Theresa May doesn't care

"What's more, it's happening on the watch of Stroud's Tory MP who is chairman of the education select committee in parliament.

"Under the Conservatives, funding per pupil is set to see the biggest cuts in a generation, while billions of pounds are being spent on divisive plans to expand grammars and free schools.

"This extra £39,352,243 of funding for the county would ensure no school and no child loses out.

"We will reverse crippling Conservative cuts to school budgets and invest to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed."

Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron said:

"A landslide for the Conservatives would allow Theresa May to take parents across the country for granted and cut our schools to the bone.

"Only the Liberal Democrats can provide the strong opposition Britain needs to stand up for Stroud.

"Vote for the Liberal Democrats and you can change Britain's future."