YOU have to give the Tories their due when it comes to nerve.

Everyone knows that schools are in crisis due to disastrous funding cuts from the the Tory government.

Now the Bolton Tory leader is blaming SS Osmond and Andrew’s headteacher for the school’s deficit!

Cllr Greenhalgh will find that trying to divide schools by their ability to manage budgets will be as successful as trying to divide teacher unions from the teacher assistants’ union — ie not at all.

All school workers are united with parents and all who care about the education of our children. They will continue to stand together.

Teacher unions are circulating figures on the loss of revenue faced by each school, and how this will translate into teacher and teacher assistant losses if more money is not found.

Anyone who has not seen these figures for their child’s school can contact the headteacher.

Tom Hanley

Bolton TUC