There are fewer children in England’s primary schools. That’s no reason to strip funding from them | Lola Okolosie

Falling birthrates and cost-of-living crisis have led to shortages in primary school applications.

Undersubscribed schools lose out, with those that are more popular filling spaces.

North East Lincolnshire has been able to offer every single applicant their first preference school.

North Yorkshire has had to close 34 primary schools since 2018 , more than anywhere else in England .

Our education system cannot weather further austerity, and falling pupil numbers should not be viewed as an opportunity to strip funding away from our children. The government must accept that a changing country requires a reimagined approach for a sustainable education system. Reinvesting in our children should be an easy choice to make. They are worth it. - Lola Okolosie is an English teacher and writer.