COUNCIL chiefs could write to Government bosses in a desperate plea for more cash for schools.

A notice of motion will be put before Hyndburn Council later this week claiming funding cuts are harming education standards in the borough.

Cllr Loraine Cox, who put forward the motion, said Lancashire schools will lose £33.3 million by 2020 as a result of changes to the way the Government funds them.

She added: “This equates to £225 per pupil on average. Hyndburn Schools have worked hard to achieve excellent levels.

“We are now seeing cash-strapped schools that struggle to give our children a good education, with larger classrooms and overworked teachers within Hyndburn.

“Whilst the School's National Funding Formula has benefited some schools, the vast majority will be worse off including all Hyndburn school age children.”

Councillors will vote whether to approve the motion at Thursday's meeting.

If passed, council leader Cllr Miles Parkinson and chief executive David Welsby will write to the Secretary

of State for Education, Damian Hinds, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer,Phillip Hammond, to call on them to protect Hyndburn school children’s education and enhance funding for all Hyndburn schools.

Earlier this year, Graham Jones, MP for Hyndburn said comprehensive schools across the borough were reaching breaking point due to cuts.

He said: "At St Christopher’s CE High School in Accrington their budget will have been slashed by £197,751. Oswaldtwistle’s Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School will have had their funding cut by £194,274, and Accrington Academy will have seen staggering cuts of £415,730."