School leaders have called on Wales’ new Plaid Cymru government to invest urgently in education.

Laura Doel, NAHT Cymru national secretary, said: “Schools are facing really severe funding pressures, and some are struggling with growing deficits.

“Many are facing demoralising choices between cutting teachers and teaching assistants, or wider educational provision - and between spending money on books or bricks.

“The simple truth is that schools are not getting the money they need to consistently deliver for pupils or even to maintain a safe and inspiring learning environment in some cases.

“At their spring conference Plaid spoke about getting back to basics when it came to education.

“Now they have a golden opportunity to do the right thing and provide the urgent investment schools need.”