Class sizes in England could go up to 60 warn heads in funding pay row

Headteachers say they will be forced to double class sizes and introduce four-day weeks to tackle underfundingSchools in England are preparing to move to class sizes of as many as 60 children from September to deal with a funding crisis that headteachers say will force them to cut staff.The government insists that there is still room in school budgets to cover the 4.5% pay offer that teachers overwhelmingly rejected last month, as well as rising costs. But angry headteachers have warned that nex