Education funding has reached crisis point in the Conwy county with most secondary schools facing teacher redundancies.

Letters went out on Tuesday to parents informing them of the "make or break" situation schools in the county were faced with.

School's are facing a budget cut of between 3.6 and 4 per cent which could equate to about £200,000 lost.

Chair of the Conwy Secondary Headteachers group, Ann Webb, warned the situation had become unsustainable and had reached "crisis point".

Mrs Webb, who is also a headteacher at Ysgol John Bright, said: "It has reached crisis point for schools. There is not an awful lot of room around the edges for cuts, so this latest funding cut meant there was not much chance their wouldn't be redundancies.

"A majority of schools are being forced to make redundancies or not replacing like-for-like.

"As a group of headteachers we have tried to shield parents from the difficulties but because the situation is not sustainable, we are working together to make parents fully aware.

"There simply are not the savings to be made that can make up for the huge shortfall in our funding. It feels very unfair to our children and to our staff.

"Representatives from Conwy headteachers have already met with local councillors to raise their awareness about the impact the cuts are having."

In the letter to the parents it was outlined the funding cuts could have an affect on a variety of different areas throughout schools.

These included larger class sizes and fewer teachers/senior staff; school buildings falling into disrepair; cuts to pastoral services including teaching assistants and support staff in general; outdated computer equipment; fewer trips and after school activities; and significant challenge to the growth of Welsh medium education.

The schools have encouraged parents to write to their local AM's and councillors or sign a petition that is available online.

While a final decision on the exact cut to the education sector in Conwy will not be be decided until February 28, Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) cabinet member for education, cllr Garffild Lewis, said their hands were tied.

Cllr Lewis added: “Across the authority, budget reductions of four per cent for schools, four per cent for social care, and seven per cent in all other departments and support services are currently being recommended as we look to set the budget for 2019/20.

"Our only option is to implement budget reductions for all services, including schools, and to increase the Council Tax to address the resource shortfall and the funding gap of more than £15m for 2019/2020.

“This is only a recommendation at the moment, which will go before full Council for a decision on 28 February.

“The Education team is working with schools to help them with their budgets for next year but it’s too early to provide definite figures.

“We’re asking governors and schools to work with us to make sure that, together, we provide the best possible outcome for all pupils in Conwy."