Parents have urged a government minister to reconsider her decision to allow the closure of a North Yorkshire primary school.
The difficulties in recruitment in the education sector is a major cause for alarm. While a lot of focus is on teachers, support staff are just as important in ensuring knowledge is imparted to future generations.
A local education authority which has come under fire for failing to arrest a stream of village school closures is urging the Education Secretary to reconsider a decision to close a primary which has seen its roll dwindle to 19 pupils.
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