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We return to Bellfield Junior School in Northfield, a deprived area of Birmingham, who we are following over a full school year to see how staff and children are affected by the current funding shortfalls.

So far in our series we’ve heard how the school went down to a four-and- a half day week as a cost saving measure, how it's been struggling to maintain its buildings, and how it's funded its much-needed pastoral care service.

In this latest report – Emma Jane Kirby caught up with staff and pupils as they celebrated some good news - a mystery unexpected gift and the approach of Christmas.

(Photo: Bellfield Junior School Xmas concert 2019
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