CHILDREN will join a national protest against school funding shortages by taking to the dancefloor on Friday.

Pupils from across Sussex and their parents, as well as their teachers, will be performing the popular dance move the “floss” to highlight the chronic lack of money facing schools across the country.

The “Floss4Funding” event is being organised by Brighton parents’ group Save Our Schools in collaboration with Fair Funding For All Schools.

Those who take part will upload videos of their dance moves.

It follows September’s headteachers’ march as well as this month’s event which saw children enter Parliament to tell MPs of the effects of funding cuts in their schools.

Penny Cook, who is helping co-ordinate the event, said: “This event will see even more children involved than previous actions because they are the ones who suffer because of this.

“Although the Government claims that school funding is going up, that is just not the case and it’s hurting our children’s educations.

“This action will see children and adults all across the country standing up for their schools.”

Mel Pickett of Save Our Schools said: “We are continuing to put pressure on the Government to reverse the cuts which are taking hold in schools and compromising the quality of our children’s education.

“In West Sussex, where I live, schools are dealing with a £9 million deficit in funding which is leading to fewer teachers, less support for children with special educational needs, larger classes and cuts to what schools are able to spend to repair and improve ageing buildings and equipment.

“We are urging everyone who cares about the future of our young people to take part and show your support.

“We need to give them the best possible start in life as they are the future of our country and deserve the best possible education we can give them.”

In September more than 1,000 headteachers marched on Parliament to make

clear how dire the funding situation for their schools was.

Earlier this month, MPs heard from a delegation of children aged between five and 17 who talked about the impact of budget cuts.