bursary

"Our teaching bursary scheme offers a payment to career changers undertaking graduate teacher training in hard-to-fill subjects, including computing science."

Students can also apply for a number of bursaries and grants.

"It's low to middle income families and those children on bursaries where the impact of VAT is being felt most," Mr Morton adds.

He is also promoting the local music lesson bursaries charity Cheryl King Trust, which has a "special resonance".

The NHS does offer a bursary but we are having to use our savings and are paying £20,000 a year now on childcare.