A protest march against cuts to schools in Cumbria is being organised.

The March For Fair Funding For Schools will take place in Penrith on Saturday, May 6 from 2pm.

It will start at the town's Tourist Information Office and proceed to the Cornmarket where a number of local teachers and other people will speak.

It comes following two public meetings in Dalston and Penrith this week staged by the National Association of Head Teachers union which attracted around 250 people.

Those behind the march say they are calling on the Education Secretary to increase investment in schools and ensure that no child loses out as a result of a new national funding formula being developed.

Organiser Doug Lawson said: "Only yesterday, Theresa May stated that the new funding formula was 'more fair', but the reality is that even those schools receiving greater funding from the formula will be worse off under the cuts.

"There is a £3bn hole in the budget for education, while the government puts £60bn into a Brexit fund and a similar amount into Trident.

"Our children's future is at stake; as we turn a new page in history, post-Brexit, they deserve better than to be robbed of a decent education."

Campaigners are also using social media to gather support and have launched an online petition.

The call for action comes as it is projected that schools across Cumbria will lose £23m by 2020.

The National Audit Office has reported in recent months that there will be a £3bn shortfall in the country's education budget by 2020.

Meanwhile ministers have said that spending on education is at a record high and will continue to increase over the next two years.