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The latest edition of the education bulletin has been delayed due to the current economic climate.

The Education Bulletin which relies solely on sponsorship has stated that it hopes to have raised sufficient finance within the next few weeks to bring out its next edition.

The Editor said "Each edition costs many thousands of pounds to produce. During the credit crunch this has proved all the more difficult although we remain optimistic that the situation will stabilise in the next few months."

The Labour Government has admitted that the education budget will not be spared, in the drive to reduce spending.

The UK's finances are reported to be topping £800 billion in the red, and according to Ed Balls £2 billion could be recouped from teachers.

By 2011, it seems that senior teachers including heads, will find themselves fighting to keep their employment, with only the top candidates remaining heading perhaps a group of schools rather than one.

Teachers have reacted angrily to the suggestion, with one telling the bulletin that she feels totally let down. "Once again the government has irradicated any incentive on my part" she said.

Another reader told the bulletin "I guess this is the sign of the times. Only hard decisions will put the public finances back in order. Its just a shame that the MP's did not look closer to home first."

The BBC has reported this weekend, that one of the UK's leading lawyers has called for a change in the law to protect children from extreme bullying within schools.

Mike Charles, a solicitor and partner at specialist education law firm Sinclairs told the BBC that he has all too often seen schools denying that there is a problem. "This exacerbates the problem" he said.

He has called for the law to be strengthened to protect the victims of bullying. He said "When someone turns to the law in desperation, it is vital that the law is able to respond by providing a firm and effective remedy."

It is said that the current system leaves schools with too much flexibility. His calls have been supported by national childrens charity Kidscape, and the Childrens Legal Centre.

Head teachers however consider that there is ample protection in place and that schools do not need another layer of red tape.

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Despite the launch of a free special web site for schools in the UK to tackle bullying, the company behind it reported this week that no schools in Wales have signed up.

The Edusen for Bullying web site, designed to enable pupils to report incidents of bullying within schools has been taken up by scores of schools throughout England and Scotland, but surprisingly no schools whatsoever have enrolled for the free service.

Because of this the web site is now providing a service directly to parents, so that reports can be made to schools. The information is then stored on to a parental diary system, and e mails are then automatically sent to relevant schools.

Magaret Dyer from Cardiff reported that she felt that the failure of welsh schools to enrol demonstrates how far removed schools are in the plight to tackle bullying. "My son was bullied for many years, and the school kept on saying that it simply wasn't happening" she said, "this was despite the fact that my son was coming home black and blue."

The mother of three argued that the failure of welsh schools to sign up for the free service is "not surprising, seeing that most schools are too busy denying it" she said.

The Edusen company announced that the news was a great shame for a service that could provide such benefits. A company spokesman said "It is disapointing that we have not received a positive response in Wales. The company is however optimistic that more will enrol as parents become more familiar with the system and its benefits."