After the all the cuts that have been affecting the school system in the past years, parents are desperate enough to turn to crowdfunding platforms to collect money for basic school needs. These include whiteboards and other standard inventory for classrooms. The National Audit office states that the education system is not protected from further cuts, since according to the officials, the system has been saved from most of the cuts and that the funding had reached its peak in 2016/17. Nevertheless, parents and teachers urge to increase fundings since the number of students will rise in the next 2 years.
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/conservative-tory-education-school-cuts-theresa-may-crowdfunding-national-union-of-teachers-a7771226.html