AN extraordinary meeting of the board of the Education Authority (EA) is due to take place today in a bid to find more than £200 million of savings.
It has been reported that EA board members look unlikely to back many of the proposals, which come amid continued pressure on the education system that has seen a number of schemes already halted or scaled back.
Last month the annual funding for education was cut in the budget from Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris.
The sector is to receive £2.6 billion in funding - a cut of 2.5 per cent on last year's allocation.
Teaching unions described the announcement as "an additional insult to teachers, education workers, children and parents".
At a meeting last month, EA board members were told that the organisation faces a "potential funding gap" of £225m in 2023/24.
The meeting took place before Mr Heaton-Harris announced the budget, with the BBC reporting that the financial pressures the EA faces remain largely unchanged.
It is understood that youth services could be among the areas to face cuts.
The EA board has to tell the Department of Education how it will achieve a balanced budget by Friday.
But it has been reported that the board has only been able to identify around £20 million of potential savings.
