HEADTEACHERS have spoken of their fears that change in Westminster could detract from progress on the fair funding issue.

Schools in Worcestershire have long been fighting for changes to the way money is shared out by central government, saying that an unfair formula means Worcestershire schools do not receive as much as identical schools as close as Birmingham.

Neil Morris, Christopher Whitehead Language College, said: "I've been a headteacher for 13 years and this is my ninth education secretary.

"The best one was a lady called Estelle Morris and she was brilliant. The rest have all been pretty shambolic, whichever party.

"Justine Greening has got a huge job.

"I would hope that she will work with teachers rather than just sending edicts down.

"I would plead for a bit of stability really."

He added: "We'd just written to Robin Walker to say it's gone very quiet.

"There's a lot of hot air and silly noise at Westminster but there are some fundamental things that need to happen.

"I fear there is so much change they will forget what they've promised and we've been managing on a shoestring for 20 years."

Mr Morris said his previous school, 25 miles away in Longbridge and identical in size to Christopher Whitehead, but had received £20 million more because of the fair funding issue.

Frank Steel, headteacher at Regency High School, said: "Changes seems to be the order of the day at the moment and once it settles down a little bit we will have a clearer idea of what the future holds."

However, he said the uncertainty could compromise the delivery of fair funding.

He added: "It may remain on track but it's anybody's guess."