Maisie Lillywhite & Duncan CookBBC News, GloucestershirePAThe sixth form sector is “massively underfunded”, the Association of School and College Leaders saysA headteacher says state school-based sixth forms are so underfunded that things have reached “breaking point”.Dominic Burke, headteacher of Balcarras School, in Cheltenham, says he is “worried for the life chances” of sixth formers after a “dramatic drop in funding” over 12 years, with the school receiving £30,000 in capital funding per year.The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said there might be a curriculum reduction and a tightening of teaching hours for students at some sixth forms to cope with “massive underfunding”.A Department for Education spokesperson said it will be spending more than £400m over this financial year to support colleges and other institutions.Mr Burke said O financiamento para as sextas formas da escola foi reduzido em 20%, o que estava pressionando todas as áreas da Escola de Balcarras. coisas. “Todo esse numerário agora está sendo gasto em coisas essenciais. Está somente reduzindo o ano em seguida ano.” Burke diz que os funcionários estão trabalhando mais à medida que o tamanho das turmas aumenta em Burke, que os custos deveriam subir no próximo ano, pois os professores foram definidos para receber um aumento de um aumento de 15 anos. school with 10 fewer teachers.”That just means that everyone is working harder and class sizes are going up.”‘Choices limited’Pepe Di’lasio, general secretary of ASCL, said the lack of funding in sixth forms and the potential reduction in the curriculum would affect students from disadvantaged areas the most.Mr Di’lasio said: “We’ve seen a massive underfunding for the last decade for all post-16 support and this has been Porque não faz secção de uma oferta de financiamento principal protegida que as escolas têm. “Ele disse que seria” aqueles jovens que não têm a capacidade de viajar para uma sexta forma que está mais longe “que seria mais afetada. “And their choices will be limited because they will have to do what they have available to them in their location.”A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Despite the challenging fiscal situation we inherited, we will be spending over £400m in financial year 2025-26 to support colleges and other institutions to break down barriers to opportunity and support our mission to grow the economy.”The one-off £50m grant we have made available for colleges from April to July will enable these providers to Responda às prioridades e desafios atuais, incluindo recrutamento e retenção da força de trabalho, ajudando a oferecer nosso projecto de mudança “.