Head teachers around the UK are appealing for more education funding from Westminster ahead of next week's Spending Review, the BBC reports. 

It said that school leaders nationwide are in touch with education secretary Nicky Morgan expressing their concern over future funding for schools in England, with the hope that more money can be allocated to schools for investment in teachers and teaching aids. 

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) said that more funding is needed in general for schools, as it bemoaned the fact education is seen as a cost, rather than being looked upon as it should, as an investment in the future of the nation. 

At the moment, the Department for Education says that school budgets are protected and will rise in the future as pupil numbers in schools increase. However, in his letter to Ms Morgan, NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said the government really needs to match the overall level of funding to the "real cost pressures in schools".

He said: "As you will know, we have recently launched our Breaking Point report looking at funding. 

"It found that nearly two-thirds of school leaders are making 'significant' cuts or are dipping into reserves to stave off deficits, with four in five reporting that budget cuts would have a negative impact on standards.

"Flat cash education spending at a time of rising costs - employer costs for National Insurance, an increase in teachers' pensions to name just two - shows that the money coming into schools is not keeping up with the costs they face."

The NAHT also wants to see a period of stability to help manage costs as well as improve performance, fairer national funding to make sure money goes to where it is needed most and further investment in school business managers.