The Welsh government should focus more resources on education, an economist says.
Education should not be "the punchbag" that takes the financial hit as Wales recovers from the pandemic, a leading economist has said.
"Education is already a very big part of the budget, inevitably, but I think we can't let it get squeezed now, in order to keep increasing expenditure on health," he said. "If that means that we have to, over time, grow expenditure on social care and health a bit slower, I think we've got to bite the bullet - that's what we've got to do."Prof Gerald Holtham suggested a "one-off levy" to raise capital for restoring the education system
In England, the education recovery commissioner resigned, saying the UK government's funding for its plan fell short of what was needed.Teacher Vicki Creedon says it will be a long time before some children catch up She added that while "some children will catch up quicker than others", it will be "a long time" before some get up to speed."But to be able to do that you need the facilities, you need the adults, you need the resources to be able to do it.
"But most certainly, we would use the money in order to close any gaps that we feel need to be filled for our pupils."What do pupils think?"It's been just a lot to deal with, inside school and outside, and having to have to adapt to new learning ways online," she said.
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